Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.
Writer-director Barry Jenkins demonstrates a rare ability to communicate a state of mind through images.
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Peter Rainer
RTChristian Science MonitorFeb 24, 2009
It's an unassuming little piffle that wafts away while you're watching it.
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Rudie Obias
RTBattleship PretensionJun 20, 2023
Medicine for Melancholy also shows how foreign films from Jean-Luc Godard and Wong Kar-Wai and indie movies from Richard Linklater have really influenced Jenkins’ style in later films.