A relevant and resonant rom-com.

| May 27, 2020

[W]atching these two smart people outsmart themselves and each other has its modest yet real pleasures, not to mention an undercurrent of melancholy that makes the laughs stick to the ribs

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 6, 2020

A rat-a-tat screwball comedy with a very contemporary edge.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2020

On the surface, Sweeney's film is a playful examination of sexual fluidity, but underneath the gags, it's really a universal, sweet movie about the modern complexities of finding a soulmate.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 16, 2020

Sweeney and Findlay, who's a real find, are head-spinningly good here, juggling their torrents of dialogue with aplomb.

| Mar 5, 2020

An assured and refreshing first feature from writer/director/star James Sweeney.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 28, 2020

Sweeney updates that grand and glorious mode of run-for-cover screwball to the age of pop-culture-saturated digital millennials who think faster than they can process. And he does it with a flair that would leave Ben Hecht smiling.

| Feb 27, 2020

The movie comes across as a rush of bouncy one-liners and arch formal conceits. You never quite buy Todd and Rory as flesh-and-blood people who could have conversations that don't sound rehearsed.

| Feb 27, 2020

We often make our own psychological prisons, and Straight Up is a droll embodiment of its protagonist's (and perhaps its maker's?) inner turmoil.

| Jul 24, 2019

It's the battle between what they feel for each other and what they believe their relationship should amount to that gives Straight Up its most memorable qualities.

| Jun 25, 2019