Obvious Child 📚

Today's movie is a romantic comedy streaming on Netflix

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I think we could all use a lighter watch right now. So, today’s recommendation is for the romantic comedy Obvious Child — streaming on Netflix.

Here’s what it’s about: Donna (Jenny Slate) is an aspiring stand-up comedian who plays gigs after her shifts at a bookstore. After one particularly bad drunken set after a breakup she has sex with charming nerd Max (a swoon-worthy Jake Lacy). However, when that one night stand results in a pregnancy, she has to balance her own desires with a promising new relationship. [Trailer]

Why you should watch it: There’s something so special about Obvious Child. It’s not the plot, which feels like an amalgamation of indie dramedy cliches — the failure to launch twentysomething thrown into a situation that requires them to grow up fast and the too-perfect love interest they push away. Instead, it’s the clear female-perspec…