First time feature director Jonah Feingold offers a fresh take on the romantic comedy genre with Dating & New York. As with 2018's digital-centric film Searching, Feinfold authentically utilizes FaceTime, Instagram, text messaging, dating apps, and modern communication tools to serve the story. The film explores the new challenges and endless potential for dating in the digital era. While watching, one wonders whether dating apps and the ability to swipe left and right doomed relationships for millenials, or perhaps made romances even stronger when two strangers find a connection amidst this superficial dating backdrop.
Francesca Reale and Jaboukie Young-White are experly cast, each displaying that rare range between painful awkwardness and true heart. With echoes of Noah Baunbach's Frances Ha sprinkled throughout, Dating & New York becomes an impressive entry about cutting through the clutter of shallow relationships and friendships in the pursuit of something genuine.
Francesca Reale and Jaboukie Young-White are experly cast, each displaying that rare range between painful awkwardness and true heart. With echoes of Noah Baunbach's Frances Ha sprinkled throughout, Dating & New York becomes an impressive entry about cutting through the clutter of shallow relationships and friendships in the pursuit of something genuine.