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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
Comedy · 2015
Jen Kirkman's Netflix produced stand-up special as performed at the North Door in Austin, Texas.
Movie details
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
2015 Comedy 1h 18m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Jen Kirkman's Netflix produced stand-up special as performed at the North Door in Austin, Texas.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Directed by
Lance Bangs
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Court is in session
Put Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.