Blazing out of Sundance and straight into the cult canon, Computer Chess is a hilarious, endlessly inventive shaggy dog comedy about the birth of our virtual era. With close attention to period details, mumblecore director Andrew Bujalski captures the fizzing energy driving the ’80s computer scene.
As refreshing now as on its debut, and just as awkwardly charming (or is that charmingly awkward?), in Funny Ha Ha “Mumblecore” pioneer Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess) traces a young woman’s arrested development. A perceptive, hysterically laugh- and wince-inducing comedy about post-graduate drift.
If you enjoyed Funny Ha Ha, we highly recommend you watch director Andrew Bujalski’s heartfelt and true third feature. With characters who are at their most honest when struggling to find the right words, it’s a funny and observant slice-of-life story shot in beautifully colorful 16mm.
