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‘Cora Bora’ Review: ‘Hacks’ Breakout Star Megan Stalter Shines in Wry Portland-Set Comedy
Hannah Pearl Utt's portrait of a musician in crisis, 'Cora Bora,' features ace cameos by Chelsea Peretti, Margaret Cho and Darrell Hammond.
Suddenly, even her manager is leaving the industry to start up a microbrewery with her soon-to-be-husband, all while Cora’s girlfriend Justine (Jojo T. Gibb) back in Portland keeps dodging her calls — proof perhaps that their open relationship may not be working out that well for either of them. For anyone who’s followed her work in the Max series “Hacks,” or who has been charmed by the comedian’s many viral social media videos (“Hi gay!” being, perhaps, her most well-known, spoofing as it did rainbow capitalism), “Cora Bora” is a welcome chance to see the performer in a quieter, more affecting register. Scored with songs by Miya Folick (who fronts The Maybe Nots in the film) that bring out a poignant, soft pop rock sensibility to the proceedings, this distressing sojourn through Portland proves to be a (mostly) enjoyable romp — both softer- and harder-edged than Stalter’s own brand of comedy would initially suggest.
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