Two comic book artists navigate witty, dry humor and intimate melancholy when one falls for a lesbian.
Earnest, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on MGM+, The Roku Channel (free) and YouTube (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
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Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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