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I Used to Go Here
Release poster
Directed byKris Rey
Written byKris Rey
Produced byJordan Yale LevineJordan BeckermanJonathan DuffyKelly WilliamsAndy SambergJorma TacconeBecky SloviterAkiva Schaffer
StarringGillian JacobsJosh WigginsHannah MarksForrest GoodluckJorma TacconeKate MicucciZoë ChaoJemaine Clement
CinematographyNate Hurtsellers
Edited byZach Clark
Music byCurtis Heath
Production
companies		Myriad PicturesParty Over HereYale Productions
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release dateAugust 7, 2020
Running time86 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,898[2]

I Used to Go Here is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Kris Rey. It stars Gillian Jacobs, Josh Wiggins, Hannah Marks, Forrest Goodluck, Jorma Taccone, Kate Micucci, Zoë Chao, and Jemaine Clement. The film follows Kate Conklin (Jacobs), a first-time novelist who returns to her alma mater for a reading 15 years after graduating and becomes involved with the lives of the current students. It was released in select theaters and on video on demand in the United States on August 7, 2020, by Gravitas Ventures.

Plot

Chicago writer Kate Conklin’s engagement is called off at the same time the tour for her debut novel is canceled due to poor sales. Shortly afterwards, her former professor and mentor David Kirkpatrick invites her to do a reading at her alma mater, the fictitious Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Returning to Carbondale, Kate is surprised to be staying at a bed and breakfast (B&B) across from the house she lived in while at university. The host is an assertive woman, Mrs. Beeter, who gives her one set of keys and insists they will not be replaced. She meets the current occupants, three boys named Hugo, Tall Brandon, and Animal, who allow her to visit her former room. She tells them she nicknamed the house the Writers’ Retreat. They tell her the name is still used, which she finds flattering. They invite her to the party they are having there that night.

After her reading, Kirkpatrick offers Kate a teaching position, which she mulls over. Kate loses the keys to the B&B and Mrs. Beeter refuses to replace them. Walking home late and finding herself locked out, she sees a number of students at the party across the street, and decides to join them. While there, she receives a text message from her former fiancé, asking her not to contact him anymore. Animal and his girlfriend Emma end up comforting her, and they allow her to stay over at the house.

The next day, while consulting with writing students in a coffee shop, Kate meets with April, one of Kirkpatrick’s students and Hugo’s girlfriend. April is a rising star in the English department, and when Kate tries to give her some professional advice to make her writing more marketable, she is surprised to have her suggestions rejected. Meanwhile, The New York Times gives Kate’s book a negative review.

Returning to her former residence, Kate learns that April has dumped Hugo. The others suspect that she was cheating with Professor Kirkpatrick. Kate, Hugo, Tall Brandon, Animal, and Emma go to Kirkpatrick’s house to try to verify the cheating rumors. They walk in on April and Kirkpatrick in bed together. After serving the students refreshments, Kirkpatrick tells Kate that he and his wife have an open relationship. Kate is disappointed by his actions, though, and further disappointed to learn that he has lied about reading her book. She declines the teaching position he offered her.

Kate and her student friends return to the house. When Kate tells Hugo she has been locked out of her B&B, he offers to let her stay in his room, her former room. He tells her he admires an essay she wrote about her deceased brother when she was a student there, and the two have sex.

As Kate sneaks out of the house the following morning, she runs into April, who is presumably arriving to see Hugo, and who deduces that Kate has slept with him. Kate apologizes to her for not encouraging her work, and admits that her feelings of failure and jealousy prevented her from being more supportive. She heads back to the B&B where she eats breakfast, witnessing a softer side to Mrs. Beeter. Her best friend and former housemate Laura also calls and tells her she is in labor.

On the drive to the airport, Kate’s driver tells her he read and loved her book. When he asks her how the experience of being published has been for her, Kate replies that “it could be better”.

Cast

Production

In August 2019, it was announced Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Marks, Forrest Goodluck, Josh Wiggins, Kate Micucci, Jorma Taccone, and Zoë Chao had joined the cast of the film, with Kris Rey directing from a screenplay she wrote.[3] The film was shot in Chicago and Carbondale, Illinois.[4]

Release

I Used to Go Here was scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020;[5] however, the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Shortly afterwards, Gravitas Ventures acquired North American distribution rights to the film and released it in select theaters and on video on demand in the United States on August 7, 2020.[7][8] It began streaming on HBO Max on December 20, 2020.[9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website’s critics consensus reads: “Elevated significantly by Gillian Jacobs’ central performance, I Used to Go Here tells a familiar story with considerable charm.”[10]

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Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating “generally favorable” reviews.[11]

The A.V. Club‘s Katie Rife gave the film a “B”, noting Jacobs’ performance and smart joke writing as key strengths, with some unevenness in tone that does not match all of Rey’s strengths.[12]

References

  1.  “I Used to Go Here”. South by Southwest. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  2.  “I Used to Go Here (2020)”. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  3.  Wiseman, Andreas (August 28, 2019). “Gillian Jacobs & Jemaine Clement Lead Cast In Kris Rey Comedy ‘I Used To Go Here’, Myriad Launches Sales — Toronto”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  4.  Metz, Nina (July 29, 2020). “After a dearth of new films, the indie comedy ‘I Used to Go Here’ is one of the first new movies to open in theaters since the pandemic began”. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 21, 2026. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  5.  Ray-Ramos, Dino (January 15, 2020). “SXSW Sets Judd Apatow’s ‘The King Of Staten Island’ As Opening-Night Film, Unveils Features And Episodics Lineups”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  6.  “City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events”. South by Southwest. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7.  N’Duka, Amanda (June 18, 2020). “Gravitas Nabs SXSW Comedy ‘I Used to Go Here’ Starring Gillian Jacobs & Jemaine Clement”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8.  Hersko, Tyler (July 8, 2020). “‘I Used to Go Here’ Exclusive Trailer: Gillian Jacobs Leads Kris Rey’s SXSW Comedy Gem”. IndieWire. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9.  Miller, Shannon (December 1, 2020). “Here’s what’s coming to (and going from) HBO Max in December 2020”. The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  10.  “I Used to Go Here”. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  11.  “I Used to Go Here”. Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  12.  Rife, Katie (August 7, 2020). “Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement Take a Nostalgia Trip in the Good-Natured I Used to Go Here“. The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

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