- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 8, 2021
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings
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Positive: 6 out of 11
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Mixed: 3 out of 11
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Negative: 2 out of 11
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Pretend It's a CityYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings
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Jan 28, 2021I'll never understand what anyone finds compelling in anything Fran Liebowitz has to say. She's one of those people who's just an unwarranted celebrity. If she wasn't talking about New York, Chicago or LA, no one would give a **** what she says. She is the embodiment of Katz's deli. Nice place to get a sandwich, but little or no value culturally.
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Its seven episodes, each of which is centered on a different theme (money, wellness, books), are refreshingly loose, the conversations between Scorsese and Lebowitz often meandering. ... The endurance of her infuriating, stubborn, and hilarious self feels like a balm in a wildly shifting world. There is something delicious, too, in hearing her complain—and be unabashedly petty—during a time in which to do so is a faux pas.
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Pretend It’s a City feels like a gift from the universe — a small, affectionate token that a lover might drop in the mail while traveling the world just to remind you that she’ll be back, and that she’s worth the wait. ... Watching it I felt a strange permission to imagine life returning to normal, as I know it will sometime this year. In my mind, I pretend I’m in New York, and I’m walking up Sixth Avenue, and by chance I look up from my phone — and there’s Fran Lebowitz walking the other way, judging me.
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This is Scorsese’s version of forwarding you an email with a link and insisting that, trust him, you just gotta read it. When viewed in full, this can’t help but feel more of a curio than a passion project for either of its main contributors. Still, those who share either of this pair’s love for the city or their views on its gradual evolution will likely enjoy the opportunity for time spent in their virtual company.