156 - The Lovebirds wastes its two best assets

The Lovebirds wastes its two best assets, Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, by letting the entire burden of comedy rest on their shoulders. We were both looking forward to this movie a lot, and it turned out to be quite the disappointment. If you're interested, watch the first act, then shut it down and check out some of the other movies we talked about in this episode. 4:00 - Discussing the names above the line6:15 - Our spoiler-free review8:42 - Jordan's theory about how this movie got made11:37 - Spoiling and a little bit of nerding19:20 - Our critical criticisms26:20 - The deconstruction of a representative scene33:30 - Next week: The Edge of Seventeen and The Two Popes, both on NetflixMovies to watch that are better:- The Big Sick- Date Night- Game Night- Neighbors and Neighbors 2 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nerdcritic.substack.com