Two bored clerks find witty, raunchy humor in their gritty, darkly-comic lives at a convenience store.
Campy, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
No surprises for an R: some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence.
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Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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