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The Nowhere Inn

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The Nowhere Inn

Released Sep 17, 2021

1h 32m

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From real-life friends Annie Clark (a.k.a. GRAMMY award-winning recording and touring artist St. Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent's music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project, and the duo's creative lives.

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Critics Consensus

The Nowhere Inn may be a clever concept in search of substance, but the results are often oddly appealing.

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Emily Maskell

Little White Lies

St Vincent's performance is as sharp as her bob

Oct 28, 2021

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Phuong Le

Guardian

Too hip for its own good, the film ends up going nowhere.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 26, 2021

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Adam Mullins-Khatib

Chicago Reader

Lavish sequences showcase the ingenuity of the lead pairing, who play off one another and pull out some of each other's most vulnerable character traits in truly sincere and often amusing ways.

Sep 17, 2021

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Mark R. Leeper

rec.arts.movies.reviews

There are aspects in THE NOWHERE INN reminiscent of SYNECDOCHE and of THE TRUMAN SHOW. This film is semi-autobiographical; it is also somewhat self-referential.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 16, 2022

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

"The Nowhere Inn" explores fame and identity in a unique blend of genres. It is a weird movie that has just the right combination of comedy and experimentation to work.

Rated: 7/10

May 20, 2022

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Eileen G'Sell

Hyperallergic

In this film about stardom, the viewer has nowhere to appreciate and connect with the characters and concepts.

Oct 18, 2021

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Lea T

Loved every minute of it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/21

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Kat L

I appreciated the ambition of doing something different, but the execution just didn't work. It wasn't deadpan enough to be a hilarious mockumentary. It wasn't consistent and darkly absurd enough to be a proper Lynchian nightmare. Since I really enjoy St. Vincent's music, I would've been happy with just and old-fashioned documentary with plenty of music and background information, but it didn't really do that either. Bit of a wasted opportunity I'm afraid.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Sidney B

This is what might have happened if David Lynch had directed "Spinal Tap." An absurdist, satirical mockumentary. I have never seen St. Vincent in concert, and am familiar with only a handful of her songs, and still enjoyed this immensely. Come prepared to laugh at a couple of excellent artists who don't take themselves at all seriously and you'll have a fine time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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David F

I'm a big fan of both St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein. I'm not sure what they were trying to do with this movie. After trying to watch it on 3 different occasions, it still just leaves me indifferent.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Enrique P

I initially watched it for Dakota Johnson and that's always an extra. I liked St Vincent though. This movie was so trippy but it was decent.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/23

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wayne m

The Nowhere Inn is an interesting idea for a film but I think a film that never really goes anywhere. Comedian, singer and director Carrie Brownstein wrote this film with friend and fellow musician Annie Clark, otherwise known as St Vincent. I guess it's done in the style of a mock documentary. Wherby Carrie follows St Vincent on the road purporting to make a doco about her life on and off the road. I'll admit I'm not a fan of St Vincent as a perfomer so even the real live concert footage wasn't really exciting for me. The meat of the film though is Carrie as 'director' struggling to make St Vincent more interesting off stage. It gets quite strange at times but honestly I wished it had got more weird. So I was left with a film with a few ideas strung together but nothing terribly convincing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

From real-life friends Annie Clark (a.k.a. GRAMMY award-winning recording and touring artist St. Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent's music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project, and the duo's creative lives.

Director: Bill Benz
Producer: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Lana Kim, Jett Steiger
Screenwriter: Carrie Brownstein, St. Vincent
Production Co: Ways & Means, Topic Studios
Genre: Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.0K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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