An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

Directed by Jim Hosking

Starring Aubrey Plaza, Emile Hirsch, Jermaine Clement, Matt Berry, and Craig Robinson

Released (US) Oct. 19, 2018

Available on various streaming services, including Netflix and Amazon Prime

 I liked it.

I watched it because, like ten million other folks in America, I’m a fan of Aubrey Plaza. But I’m also a big fan of Jermaine Clement (from Flight of the Conchords). So that, and the poster featuring Craig Robinson with a golf cap on his head, was enough to get me interested.

Before deciding to watch a movie, though, I usually want to know who’s directing it. In this case, I didn’t recognize the name. Jim Hosking. I looked him up. He’s a British film director, writer (he co-wrote this script), and composer of half a dozen short films and only three features. His prior features had titles like The ABCs of Death 2 (2014) and The Greasy Strangler (2016).

That intrigued me.

So, I watched it, thinking I might shut it off after five minutes. But it brought me in and held my attention. It’s funny. And it’s clever. Ultimately, it’s charming. Maybe this will help: Imagine if Napoleon Dynamite was directed by David Lynch.

If that that sounds like fun to you, I can recommend it. If it makes you feel uncomfortable… well, don’t bother.