It's crisp and engaging, and bodes well for all involved.

| Apr 27, 2007

The dialogue captures the awkwardness and frustration of young adulthood with loving accuracy.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2007

There is very little of real substance in there.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 27, 2007

Some cherishable comic moments.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2007

When everyone finally shuts up, the silence is startling.

| Apr 27, 2007

A witty, entertaining road trip comedy that doesn't shy away from ambiguity or discomfort.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 27, 2007

The irony is, it's a journey with no escape.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 8, 2006

Too soon, the stuff that seemed charmingly idiosyncratic turns annoyingly odd and then just plain annoying.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 8, 2006

Built on beats of deadpan timing and splendidly understated reaction shots.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 22, 2006

An enjoyable road movie that feels both comfortable and completely fresh.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 21, 2006

... despite plenty of bumps, this road comedy gets to its destination just fine.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 8, 2006

The Duplass brothers have stuffed their first feature with fine details. Not all of them are comfy. But they're well-crafted and hint at funny, ouchy films to come.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 25, 2006

The Puffy Chair is a low-key road movie that, fittingly enough, has knocked around the festival circuit for a while and opened in a few theaters before arriving in New York today. The journey it depicts is similarly unhurried.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 4, 2006

Combines a wise script with funky performances, especially by Aselton, who could give Jennifer Aniston a run for her money.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 4, 2006

It may not seem like much, but The Puffy Chair works.

| Aug 2, 2006

The film never quite strikes a comfortable or graceful balance between silliness and solemnity.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 18, 2006

The movie may not amount to much, but the genial tone and exceptionally good performances from the three leads make for a winning debut by the Duplass brothers.

| Jul 7, 2006

What feels like meandering in the moment builds to a genuine emotional attachment to the characters.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 7, 2006

A near-perfect relationship-trauma comedy. It's ragged in all the right ways, just like the way we love and wake up to the realization that that love has gone sour.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2006

The characters here exist in a real, real world, very authentic and realistic.

Full Review | Jun 5, 2006