Self Reliance on Hulu is the kind of movie that will start arguments. Why? Because there’s not one definitive way to interpret the Self Reliance ending. That’s what makes it fun! Written ...

This action movie is an exercise, not in self-reliance, but in strategic co-dependence. That would be a funny movie in itself. Johnson, though, isn’t satisfied with just mocking action films.

There are movies made during the pandemic, and movies made because the pandemic, and though debuting director Jake Johnson had been kicking around the idea for “Self Reliance” for years, it ...

For his first movie as a director, New Girl alum Jake Johnson wisely taps the strengths of a lead actor he knows very well: New Girl alum Jake Johnson. The king of dirtbags you can bring home to ...

Self Reliance understands this intrinsically, so it’s disappointing that the film doesn’t lean all the way into its absurd premise. With its winking jokes and nudging asides, the film insists ...

Jake Johnson writes, directs and stars in Self Reliance (now streaming on Hulu), an offbeat comedy falling under The Lonely Island production banner. It’s the directorial debut from Johnson, who ...

LOS ANGELES -- It's wild, it's wacky and it's Jake Johnson's first foray into directing. Welcome to "Self Reliance," a new film streaming on Hulu. Johnson stars as Tommy, a guy who's sort of lost ...

There are movies made during the pandemic, and movies made because the pandemic, and though debuting director Jake Johnson had been kicking around the idea for “Self Reliance” for years, it ...

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Critic Noah Berlatsky says Jake Johnson’s quirky debut film “Self Reliance” raises some important questions about American individualism and the meaning of self.

This action movie is an exercise, not in self-reliance, but in strategic co-dependence. That would be a funny movie in itself. Johnson, though, isn’t satisfied with just mocking action films.