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Aug 11, 2017 · “Ingrid Goes West,” the new black comedy directed by Matt Spicer, starring Aubrey Plaza, is so insightful about this sub-culture, about its appeal but also about the traps of believing so fully in what is fictional. The film is very smart, most of all because it resists the urge to devolve into a sentimental redemption narrative.
Rated: 2/4 Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film Ingrid Goes West tells an engaging story with a strong, fascinating character study at the centre, but the film shocks with ...
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Aug 11, 2017 · But writer-director Matt Spicer's Ingrid Goes West, a pitch-black comedy drenched in a bright, Instagram filter, might make the best argument yet that Instagram-centric art can be compelling. View ...
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By Alex Welch
Updated: Aug 10, 2017 12:08 am
Posted: Aug 10, 2017 12:03 am
We’re far enough into the social media age now for movies to start coming out about the dangers posed by our increasingly tech-reliant world. But while there’s more than enough compelling material to be mined from the subject, more often than not the films wind up feeling like after school specials, written by people who don’t or are either unwilling to acknowledge the appeal of the technology they’re condemning in the first place. Films like 2014’s Men, Women, & Children or this year’s The Circle have all proven how easy it is to fall into those pitfalls, no matter how talented the filmmakers or actors involved in the projects are.
That’s why writer and director Matt Spicer’s Ingrid Goes West proves to be one of the more successful cinematic looks at the social media generation. Not because it’s willing to just take a shot at modern day society, but that it feels like it was made by someone who understands the appeal of social media in the first place.
The opening scene of Ingrid Goes West - which involves Aubrey Plaza’s Ingrid spraying a bride with mace on her wedding day for not inviting her, despite having only ever conversed once on an Instagram comments section - doesn’t hesitate in introducing its themes of obsession and loneliness either. What follows is an increasingly uncomfortable spiral into madness and depression, as Ingrid is released from a mental hospital and quickly decides to move to California and “meet up” with an Instagram celebrity she follows, named Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen).
Ingrid Goes West is a searing, unforgiving, and surprisingly funny fable about a girl who expects selfies and Instagram posts with her favorite social media stars to fully supplement her own happiness. The film manages to look at its characters with empathy and understanding, while simultaneously refusing to endorse their actions. And because of th...
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Ingrid Goes West tells an engaging story with a strong, fascinating character study at the centre, but the film shocks with unbelievability towards the very end, and then, simply sends out a ...
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Ingrid Goes West is a pleasant surprise of a comedy movie, discussing obsessive personality in the social media-centric age we live in. Plaza's performance as the titular character is outstanding, with Jackson, Olsen, Russell giving great supporting roles that make their slice of Los Angeles feel extremely personal.
