“Janet Planet” Review

With so many films aiming to evoke the nostalgic sensations of the 1990s, Janet Planet is so gentle and slow that it comes off as a refreshing breather. Here’s a film that doesn’t have to dice up and grill its retro setting of 1991 to an unrecognizable char. Perhaps it’s the rural Massachusetts setting or Annie Baker’s introspective direction. There’s something to this hazy summer that ends up saying a lot about childhood, sexuality, and relationships in the most meditative ways possible.

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