CliqueClack has partnered with A24 Films to offer readers in Baltimore an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new comedy Obvious Child starring Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, Polly Draper, Richard Kind, and David Cross.

For aspiring comedian Donna Stern (Slate), everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her hysterical and relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna winds up unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand, she is forced to face the uncomfortable realities of independent womanhood for the first time. Donna’s drunken hookup – and epic lapse in prophylactic judgment – turns out to be the beginning of a hilarious and totally unplanned journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

The screening will take place Thursday, June 19th, 7:00pm, The Charles Theater

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY! FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WILL VOID YOUR ENTRY.

A limited number of passes are available on a first come, first served basis. To be eligible, you must comment on this post and fill in the form with your full name (first and last) and correct email address in the appropriate spaces (do not include this information within your comment). Please double check your email address spelling before submitting.

We will accept one comment per person/per email address. Duplicates, and suspected duplicates, will be discarded. Offer will end when all passes have been distributed or on the afternoon of June 19. Winners will receive two Admit One GoFoBo passes by email. If your email is incorrect and bounces back, another winner will be selected.

Please note: passes do not guarantee you seats at the screening. Seating is first come, first served so plan to arrive early. CliqueClack has no control over the total number of passes distributed and is not responsible for seating arrangement at the theater.

Have a look at the trailer below and tell us you want to see the movie!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GN3wdfqbA

One of the things smaller movies have is a luxury of targets and protagonists. They can focus on the lives of individuals that don’t matter to the entire world or just cover a few weeks of time. Without having to be concerned with enormous profits, these movies can have a real singular vision and point of view that doesn’t compromise. They can also cover theoretically controversial topics like abortion, which is so taboo in movies it was made a punchline in Knocked Up. Unfortunately, there’s also the controversial point-of-view of a woman, which is considered restrictive and only for wide appeal romantic comedies. The dream is to have something like Bridesmaids which is clever and funny enough to appeal across the board, but sometimes instead you get 27 Dresses. No offense to those that like that terrible movie.

Obvious Child is a small movie starring Jenny Slate as aspiring NYC stand-up comedian Donna Stern in one of those classic indie “a few weeks in the life” sorts of films. Donna is a twenty-something Jewish girl with some mom issues, and she’s not afraid to bring sheer, harsh, uncomfortable honesty into her act. She’s got some talent, even if she’s not getting paid yet. But a bunch of things go wrong all at once when she gets dumped by her boyfriend and then loses her job, causing her to have a terrible set and have a drunken hookup with pleasant faced Max (Jake Lacy). Soon she discovers she is (shocker!) pregnant and decides to have a procedure to terminate the pregnancy. So she has to decide how to deal with Max, should she tell him about it? What about her friends and family and job? What is the right thing to do for herself and her future?

One thing I will say about this movie is that is mostly not dull, but I didn’t really find it that funny, which is problematic considering there are several stand-up routines shown. Jenny Slate is a talented comedic performer as seen lately on Parks and Recreation, but I didn’t much care for her material. Not because it made me uncomfortable, but because it seemed kind of cliched “overly descriptive” material and not that innovative. I actually found the short little bits done by Gabe Liebman (Jenny Slate’s real life comedic collaborator) much funnier and snappier, and then there was the critical movie flaw: I just didn’t care about the characters. Sure, it was nice to see Gaby Hoffman (playing Donna’s best friend) in a low key role where she wasn’t yet another crazy person, so good on her. And I suppose it’s okay to see Jake Lacy, the least interesting actor from The Office, but hey … he’s tall!

There was an extended scene that wasted David Cross, but hey, so did those Chipmunks movies, so I can’t be that mad. I guess it’s “progressive” to just have a female protagonist be okay with having a abortion, and I suppose that’s true, but I can’t shake the feeling that the movie is trying to be too clever about it. That said, it’s nice to see the topic approached in an honest and genuine way, and there are some dramatic moments here that work quite well. There were one or two little absurdist moments I enjoyed and would’ve loved to see more of, but instead there were just a few too many twee dance sequences set to hipster music. Eh, I can’t be mad at this movie, it was fine. I just didn’t buy the romance, and Donna wasn’t funny enough for me to be invested in her career.

Still, it’s not a bad thing to have an approach that tries something unlike the typical summer movie, which I believe has been already proven by the success of The Fault in Our Stars. The pieces were all there to make a very charming, heartwarming alternative take on romance here, but sorry to say … it didn’t quite work.

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CliqueClack has partnered with A24 Films to offer readers in Washington, DC an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new comedy Obvious Child starring Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, Polly Draper, Richard Kind, and David Cross.

For aspiring comedian Donna Stern (Slate), everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her hysterical and relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna winds up unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand, she is forced to face the uncomfortable realities of independent womanhood for the first time. Donna’s drunken hookup – and epic lapse in prophylactic judgment – turns out to be the beginning of a hilarious and totally unplanned journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

The screening will take place on Wednesday, June 11, 7:00 PM at AMC Georgetown.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY!

To download your passes, please visit the special GoFoBo.com link and enter (copy and paste for best results) the following code: CLIQHPLD

CliqueClack will not be distributing passes for this advance screening. Comments will not be accepted on this post. You must visit the link to claim your passes.

Please note: passes do not guarantee you seats at the screening. Seating is first come, first served so plan to arrive early. CliqueClack has no control over the total number of passes distributed and is not responsible for seating arrangement at the theater.

Have a look at the trailer. Obvious Child opens in DC Friday, June 13th.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GN3wdfqbA

CliqueClack has partnered with A24 Films to offer readers in New York and Ohio an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new comedy Obvious Child starring Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, Polly Draper, Richard Kind, and David Cross.

For aspiring comedian Donna Stern (Slate), everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her hysterical and relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna winds up unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand, she is forced to face the uncomfortable realities of independent womanhood for the first time. Donna’s drunken hookup – and epic lapse in prophylactic judgment – turns out to be the beginning of a hilarious and totally unplanned journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

The screenings will take place on Monday, June 23, 7:30 PM at the following locations:

• Cinemark Valley View, 6001 Canal Road, Valley View, OH
• Gateway Film Center, 1550 N High St, Columbus, OH
• AMC Newport On The Levee 20, 1 Levy Way, Newport, KY
• Cinemark The Greene 14, 4489 Glengarry Drive, Beavercreek, OH
• Regal Crossgates Mall Stadium 18, 1 Crossgates Mall Rd, Albany, NY
• Regal Elmwood Center 16, 2001 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY
• Regal Henrietta Cinema Stadium 18, 525 Marketplace Dr, Rochester, NY
• Regal Destiny USA Stadium 19 IMAX & RPX, 9586 Destiny USA Drive, Syracuse, NY

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY!

A very limited number of passes are available for each screening location on a first come, first served basis. To be eligible, you must comment on this post with one of the cities of the screening that you wish to attend. Copy and paste one of the following cities into the comment box: CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI, DAYTON, ALBANY, BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE.

Include your full name (first and last) and correct email address in the appropriate spaces on the submission form (do not include this information within your comment). Please double check your email address spelling before submitting. We will accept one comment per person/per email address. Duplicates, and suspected duplicates, will be discarded. Offer will end when all passes have been distributed or on the afternoon of June 23. Winners will receive a special GoFoBo code by email which is good for up to two Admit One passes. If your email is incorrect and bounces back, another winner will be selected.

Please note: passes do not guarantee you seats at the screening. Seating is first come, first served so plan to arrive early. CliqueClack has no control over the total number of passes distributed and is not responsible for seating arrangement at the theater.

Have a look at the trailer below, and then let us know where you want to see the movie!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GN3wdfqbA