Following her impressive drama Unexpected in 2015, director Kris Rey is returning to school with I Used to Go Here. Starring Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, and Kate Micucci, the film was set to premiere at this year’s SXSW and is now set to be released by Gravitas Ventures on August 7. Ahead of next month’s release the first trailer and poster have now landed.
The film follows Kate Conklin (Jacobs), who has published her first novel and receives a call from her creative writing professor David Kirk-Patrick (Clement), inviting her to do a reading of her book at her alma mater. In doing so, she is given the chance to relieve her formative years again, and wonders if she can redefine herself with the experience..
Brian Tallerico said in his review for RogerEbert.com, “At its best, I Used to Go Here is a fun hangout movie, driven by Rey’s affection for her characters.
The film follows Kate Conklin (Jacobs), who has published her first novel and receives a call from her creative writing professor David Kirk-Patrick (Clement), inviting her to do a reading of her book at her alma mater. In doing so, she is given the chance to relieve her formative years again, and wonders if she can redefine herself with the experience..
Brian Tallerico said in his review for RogerEbert.com, “At its best, I Used to Go Here is a fun hangout movie, driven by Rey’s affection for her characters.
- 7/13/2020
- by Margaret Rasberry
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has obtained all North American distribution rights the Kris Rey-helmed SXSW comedy, I Used to Go Here. Starring Gillian Jacobs (Community), Jemaine Clement (What We Do In The Shadows), and Hannah Marks (Banana Split), the film will be available in theaters and on demand August 7.
The plot follows 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Jacobs) who, after the lackluster launch of her debut novel, receives an invitation from her former professor and old crush (Clement) to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour cancelled and her ego deflated, Kate decides to take the trip, wondering if returning to her old college as a published author might give her the morale boost she sorely needs. Instead, she falls into a comical regression – from misadventures with eccentric twenty-year-olds to feelings of jealousy toward her former professor’s new favorite student. Striking the balance between bittersweet and hilarious, Kate...
The plot follows 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Jacobs) who, after the lackluster launch of her debut novel, receives an invitation from her former professor and old crush (Clement) to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour cancelled and her ego deflated, Kate decides to take the trip, wondering if returning to her old college as a published author might give her the morale boost she sorely needs. Instead, she falls into a comical regression – from misadventures with eccentric twenty-year-olds to feelings of jealousy toward her former professor’s new favorite student. Striking the balance between bittersweet and hilarious, Kate...
- 6/18/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Please Note: “I Used To Go Here” was originally scheduled to premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. With the express consent of the representatives of the filmmakers, we present the review of the film here.
The launch of her first novel was supposed to be a landmark accomplishment for Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs). But at 35, her life doesn’t look like she’d imagined it would it would back when she was a college student gluing glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling of her campus housing.
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The launch of her first novel was supposed to be a landmark accomplishment for Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs). But at 35, her life doesn’t look like she’d imagined it would it would back when she was a college student gluing glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling of her campus housing.
Continue reading ‘I Used To Go Here’: Gillian Jacobs & Jemaine Clement Offer Quirky Comedy In Kris Rey’s Charming Film [Review] at The Playlist.
- 3/13/2020
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Gillian Jacobs (Community) and Jemaine Clement (What We Do In the Shadows) lead cast in writer-director Kris Rey’s (Unexpected) under-the-radar comedy feature I Used To Go Here, which has recently wrapped production in Chicago.
Myriad will launch international sales at the Toronto Film Festival. UTA Independent Film Group is repping domestic rights.
Supporting cast includes Hannah Marks (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency), Forrest Goodluck (The Miseducation of Cameron Post), Josh Wiggins (Hellion), Kate Micucci (The Last Laugh), Jorma Taccone (Saturday Night Live) and Zoe Chao.
The film will follow Kate Conklin (Jacobs) who is in a rut. Her engagement is called off, her first book isn’t doing so hot, and all her friends are having babies. Out of nowhere she gets a call from her old professor, David Kirkpatrick (Clement), asking her to come back to her alma mater to do a reading.
Myriad will launch international sales at the Toronto Film Festival. UTA Independent Film Group is repping domestic rights.
Supporting cast includes Hannah Marks (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency), Forrest Goodluck (The Miseducation of Cameron Post), Josh Wiggins (Hellion), Kate Micucci (The Last Laugh), Jorma Taccone (Saturday Night Live) and Zoe Chao.
The film will follow Kate Conklin (Jacobs) who is in a rut. Her engagement is called off, her first book isn’t doing so hot, and all her friends are having babies. Out of nowhere she gets a call from her old professor, David Kirkpatrick (Clement), asking her to come back to her alma mater to do a reading.
- 8/28/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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