Nicole Holofcener - Classic or Dud?

I don't think The Land of Steady Habits has ever gotten a screening here.

I quite enjoyed it, one of the more legit American queer films in recent memory.

(Ben Mendehlson is) terrible in Rogue One and Ready Player One, the only two things I’ve seen him in.

I can’t imagine ever watching those, but he’s good to v good in The Year My Voice Broke (1987), The Big Steal, Metal Skin, Idiot Box (all ‘90s) and Animal Kingdom (2010). The only thing I’ve seen him in since was a Statham/Deniro nothingness filmed in Australia - it’s possible he’s lost it, or straight up doesn’t bother in American stuff.

can you ever forgive me was great

I was lukewarm on Can You Ever Forgive Me?, but I think I liked all the films I've seen that she directed herself. (She also did some Six Feet Under episodes.) I've seen the trailer for You Hurt My Feelings a few times, and as such things go, looks promising.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20GWk5cWPBs

New one is legit good, maybe great. Probably her funniest? JLD has some absolutely miraculous reaction shots, and her depressedly eating a cookie on a $10K couch is perfect

and 93 minutes!

As a comedy, I wish this had been funnier--I smiled here and there but only laughed once or twice. (To be fair, people around me were laughing a lot--sometimes howling, which doesn't really help when you're not feeling it yourself.) I liked the more serious side of the film better, and could relate to lots. Jeannie Berlin seems very busy these days.