I Used to Go Here (2020)

Kate, a newly-published novelist, is invited back to her alma mater for a few days to do a reading and mentor some creative writing majors. She's going through a tough time: her friends are all happily pregnant, she's recently broken up with her fiance, and her book sales are not going well, so she welcomes the distraction. Though she has high hopes for the visit, a critical NYT review of her book and her ex's instagram posts of his new girlfriend cause her to literally revert.

I think there could have been a good movie in here somewhere -- a critique on trying to keep pace with your friends, the romanticizing of the "good ol' days" etc. -- but this film doesn't live up to its potential. I wore a cringe face for a lot of it. There was one delightful bit that I'll probably remember for a long time, though: (Tall) Brandon's evening of funny YouTube videos and souffle-making with his roommate's mom.

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