R | 1h 40 | Comedy, Drama | July 29, 2022 The increasingly potent desire to build a personal online brand and get thousands of “likes” is viewed by many as the downfall of modern civilization. “Not Okay” is already old hat in the new genre about the old human foible of selling one’s soul to the devil for worldly success. One of the better movies about trying to be someone you’re not and its repercussions was 2018’s “Eighth Grade.”
Arriving in the wake of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial, “Not Okay” feels immediately familiar. It opens with a warning that the movie will feature “flashing lights, themes of trauma, and an unlikable female protagonist.”…