A convincing denouncement of the ways our culture categorizes and exploits trauma.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 19, 2024

Not only is the chemistry between Deutch and Isaac brilliant but you do get the sense that there is something stirring within Danni.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 4, 2024

Mia Isaac, as Rowan is spectacular, and if the narrative centered itself around her more, then Shepard’s film would have sharper teeth. The tendency for people to “make villains out of victims” (Rowan’s words) is a much more fertile ground to tread,

Full Review | Sep 17, 2023

Not Okay only scratches the surface of internet culture that desaturates content and sociopolitical activism.

Full Review | Sep 8, 2023

Not Okay is a deceptively scathing look at whose tragedies are told and whose are scrolled past.

Full Review | Aug 6, 2023

Not Okay is Not Great. Good performance but so many ideas don't come together

Full Review | Jul 25, 2023

While we are meant to hate Danni from the beginning, I still found her unbearable by the end.

Full Review | Jul 25, 2023

For a digital age that we live in, it appears that no one has quite figured put yet how to translate the social media experience into film.

Full Review | Jul 25, 2023

Not Okay is a hilarious, accurate and powerful exploration into social media, cancel culture and gun crime, that balances its tones well and showcases tremendous performances.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 24, 2023

Not Okay on Hulu is a glaring look into the right and wrongs of the digital age of social media influencers with an exceptional cast grounding the screenplay.

Full Review | Jul 23, 2023

Not Okay is a pointless watch. If you love influencers and influencer culture, first of all, why? Second of all, what is wrong with you? Third of all, there’s nothing in this movie that’ll change your perspective on influencers for the better.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 20, 2023

If it were up to me I'd nominate Zoey Deutch for an emmy for this. Clever script

Full Review | Dec 31, 2022

As deft as “Not Okay” is for realizing the virtually vampiric nature of how trauma is absorbed in today’s culture, it completely avoids engaging with the role race plays.

Full Review | Dec 16, 2022

Not Okay is an unflinching look at not just the superficiality of influencer culture but the ghastly commodification of trauma and tragedy that raises awareness but rarely actually helps anyone.

Full Review | Dec 14, 2022

The movie smashes to credits earlier than you would expect, and the ultimate result is an occasionally entertaining movie that never quite succeeds at everything it wants to be.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Nov 30, 2022

We’re offered a quieter, more nuanced alternative to the redemption arc we’re so used to seeing.

Full Review | Oct 3, 2022

The film, about a vapid twentysomething social-media scammer, sidesteps what could have been a timely probe into tragedy-based fame. If only it had followed the right character.

Full Review | Sep 13, 2022

A fun and complex satire about social media and privilege. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2022

You can't knock Deutch's performance, especially her incredible management of energy and tone. But just as Danni tries incredibly hard to be noticed, so does the movie. And while she often comes across as tone-deaf, so are some of the story choices.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 16, 2022

The relevant film of our times is never as impactful as it should be, as its messages miss just as much as they hit the mark.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Aug 14, 2022