EASIER WITH PRACTICE New Lights

Based on David Rothbart’s autobiographical article for GQ magazine, Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s debut feature follows young author Davy (an excellent Brian Geraghty) as he embarks, skeptical brother in tow, on a book tour for his self-published collection of short stories. In a motel one night, he receives a call from a complete stranger. What begins as kinky, anonymous phone sex morphs into something that feels like a romance, and as Davy navigates tricky new emotional landscapes, he begins damaging other key relationships. Alvarez has created a film that’s innovative and striking both visually and structurally. From its opening scene-a montage of romance novel covers to its startling conclusion, this determinedly independent film defies our expectations, carrying us along on a surprising exploration of the universal need for love, and the difficulties some of us have finding it.