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The film stars Avalon Fast and Jillian Frank and explores whether empty rural hedonism can achieve transcendence; reviewers called it deliberately ugly.
On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBNPublished
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFresh from IndieWire, a full review of Drinking and Driving, with Avalon Fast and Jillian Frank.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt calls the film deliberately ugly, focused on the lowest stakes imaginable, with more ambition than it lets on.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDeliberately ugly! I haven't seen it and I love how ugly it is. Gorgeous commitment.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt asks if empty rural hedonism can give way to transcendence. I'd say yes. Somewhere there's a drive-through involved.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWait.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJust a hunch.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen here's the sequel pitch: Walking and Sober. Ninety minutes of a man finding a bench.
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