The Cheat Sheet

‘Sharp Stick’: Jon Bernthal is ‘Blown Away’ By Lena Dunham’s Ability to Write Men

This year, Dunham returned to Sundance Film Festival with her first feature-length film in over 10 years. Sharp Stick tells the story of Sarah Jo (Kristine Froseth), a young woman who experienced a ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘Sharp Stick’ Movie Review [Sundance 2022]: Lena Dunham’s Feature Comeback Is an Absolute Mess, Never Finishes What It Starts

'Sharp Stick' marks Lena Dunham's return to feature filmmaking. Kristine Froseth delivers a stunning performance to this chaotic, yet haphazard comedy. Sarah Jo (Froseth) is a naive 26-year-old woman ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Succeeding as often as it stumbles, ‘Sharp Stick’ marks the return of Lena Dunham

Twelve years after her breakthrough 2010 indie darling “Tiny Furniture,” New York-born writer, director, producer and actor Lena Dunham returns to feature filmmaking with “Sharp Stick,” a similarly ...
Yahoo

Lena Dunham on making 'a movie about sex without any female nudity in it' and mourning Roe v. Wade

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the creator and star of the hit HBO series Girls, Lena Dunham is no stranger to overseeing — and participating in — ...
People

Lena Dunham Plays a Pregnant Wife Unaware of Her Husband's Betrayal in Steamy 'Sharp Stick' Trailer

Lena Dunham's Sharp Stick sees a "naïve" young woman (Kristine Froseth) "thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power" Warning: The above trailer contains potentially NSFW content. Lena ...
Yahoo

‘Sharp Stick’ Review: Lena Dunham’s Third Major Act Is Her First Disappointment

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dunham’s second act was “Girls,” and that was a one-series revolution: not the first HBO show to feel “like a movie,” but the ...
TheWrap

‘Sharp Stick’ Film Review: Lena Dunham’s First Feature in a Decade Feels Overly Familiar

This review originally ran following the film’s world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Lena Dunham’s sophomore feature, “Sharp Stick,” opens with Taylour Paige doing a TikTok dance over a ...
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Sharp Stick Fails By Refusing to Acknowledge Its Autistic Coding

Perhaps it’s no surprise that Sharp Stick has run into controversy. After all, it was written and directed by Lena Dunham, ever since Girls debuted on HBO in 2012, Dunham has been a lightning rod for ...
Decider

Lena Dunham’s ‘Sharp Stick’ Is a Bizarre But Beautiful Portrait of Sexual Awakening

Discover What’s Streaming On: The hero of Lena Dunham‘s new movie, Sharp Stick, which premiered virtually at Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night, is a porn star. His name is Vance Leroy, he’s ...
AV Club

Movie director Lena Dunham returns with the trailer for Sharp Stick

Well, you can’t fault her for going back to what she’s good at. Lena Dunham became a household name for her frank and usually unflattering look at white 20-somethings on HBO’s Girls, becoming a ...
New York Post

Lena Dunham’s heinous ‘Sharp Stick’ is a career worst

The "Girls" creator's second movie is a hollow, amateurish provocation with phony characters and an off-putting plot. NY Post photo composite Once a top talent, now she has written and directed a ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

‘Sharp Stick’ review: Lena Dunham returns with a provocative comedy

Chicago - Editor's note: This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 28, 2022. It has been republished in light of the film's debut in theaters. Lena ...