
Mary Bronstein’s new film, *If I Had Legs I’d Kick You*, is her second feature after 2008’s *Yeast*, a comedy where she also acted. *Yeast* was labeled as mumblecore due to its low-budget style and the presence of a young Greta Gerwig, but it differed from that movement’s focus on aimless conversations. Bronstein intentionally created a more aggressive and often unpleasant tone, and her new film, though more polished and featuring bigger names, maintains that same confrontational energy. Much of this tension comes from the main character, Linda, who constantly burdens others with her problems. She gets upset about something as minor as parking, dismisses kindness from a neighbor (A$AP Rocky), and even seeks out a therapist (a hilariously frustrated Conan O’Brien) just so she can be told what to do.