‘Basic’ Review: Ashley Park and Leighton Meester in a Fun, Fizzy Comedy About the Perils of Googling Your Boyfriend’s Ex

Debuting at SXSW, the comedy follows a young woman who, in the wake of a devastating break-up, becomes increasingly fixated ...

‘Basic’ Review: Ashley Park Obsesses Over Leighton Meester In Chelsea Devantez’s Hilariously Relatable Social Media Comedy — SXSW

In the age of social media obsessions and waning monogamy, Basic is a ridiculously relatable laugh riot. Written and directed ...

How Leighton Meester, Adam Brody’s Date Nights Led Her to Star in Social-Stalking Comedy ‘Basic’

Ashley Park also stars in Chelsea Devantez's feature that debuted at SXSW and counts Marc Platt as a producer.

'Basic' director Chelsea Devantez on portrayal of social media in film

BASICSection: Narrative SpotlightDirector/Writer: Chelsea DevantezLogline: After Gloria and Nick break up, Gloria takes us ...

‘Basic’ SXSW Review: Ashley Park and Leighton Meester Bond Over Toxic Relationship Anxieties in a Charming Rom-Com

In a 'Basic,' a comedy full of heartfelt hijinks, a jealous woman (Ashley Park) spirals over her boyfriend’s perfect ex-girlfriend (Leighton Meester).
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‘Basic’ debuts at SXSW with relatable, charming comedy

Starting in 2020 as a three-minute short film, director Chelsea Devantez spent six years perfecting the film that premiered at South by Southwest on Monday night. “Basic” follows Gloria, played by ...
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Ashley Park, Leighton Meester & Taylor John Smith Set For Comedy ‘Basic’ From Chelsea Devantez

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Park (Joyride), Leighton Meester (I Love LA), and Taylor John Smith (Warfare) have wrapped lead roles in Basic, an indie comedy marking the feature debut of writer-director Chelsea ...