daily stream: everyone’s workplace should be this warm and happy
daily stream: everyone’s workplace should be this warm and happy
2019’s *Support the Girls* is streaming and available to rent/buy on lots of services in the US and UK
Workplace dramedy Support the Girls is one of the true cinematic treasures of recent vintage (2019), not least for the unexpected delight of seeing that a male filmmaker — in this case, Austin indie writer-director Andrew Bujalski — is perfectly capable of crafting complex, funny, interesting women characters. That Bujalski manages this without fetishizing them is all the more extraordinary because his setting is an ersatz Hooters, a roadside sports bar where the waitresses all wear tight T-shirts and are expected to flirt with the male customers. Regina Hall steals the show as the no-nonsense but kindly manager, with Haley Lu Richardson a close second as one of her underlings. This is a smart, witty movie about how women navigate everyday sexism, and it’s wise, too, about women’s relationships in the moments that men don’t usually see. Bujalski has been paying attention. (Read my review.)
US: streaming on HBO Max (via Prime); rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
UK: streaming on Prime, and on BFI Player and Mubi (either via Prime); rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV; rent on Curzon Home Cinema
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