Let's Ruin It with Babies

This is a authentic & heartwarming film that sheds some much needed light on one of the many gray areas in life. The one where you're finally stable enough to fathom spawning but also finally fulfilled enough to enjoy the fruits of your life long labor (to this point) and celebrate without having to be responsible for human life... But the clock is ticking. Falling in love is the easy part and I think we've all seen enough movies about that. Charming and honest, this film is packed with obviously funny moments as well as subtle "chuckle to yourself" relatable moments that connect you to all of the characters in one way or another.. It's basically an adventure to babyland that doesn't hold back from addressing the real bummers we all face along the way, and manages to make them all seem less heavy through the ever refreshing "I've totally been there" moments. Regardless of if you have kids or not, I recommend checking this film out - it's a pleasure to watch and simply uplifting without being cheesy or sensationalized.

There comes a time in everyone's life where you come to a fork in the road... will you keep doing the same thing that makes you incredibly happy, or will you take a risk to do something else that might make you even happier? Channing and her husband Chaz, played believably by the film's director, Kestrin Pantera, and her real-life husband, Jonathan Grubb, have a pretty rockin' relationship. They truly love and respect each other and manage to make each day full of fun and creative vision (and rockstar partying). So, yeah, why eff up the perfect life with having babies that keep you up all night and day and seriously change your whole dynamic? The journey of maturity from awesome, kid-free hipsters to even-awesomer, hipster parents is a very fun and sweet story that made me so happy to watch. If you ever dreamed about having a life in which your friends are the coolest, most creative and fun people you know, then you will fall in love with this movie and all the characters in it. The lush, beautiful cinematography is a standout for an indie. And the film's lead actress (and director) Kestrin Pantera is clearly a creative force. I hope to see more of her both in front of the camera and behind the lens. Bravo!

"Let's Ruin It With Babies" is the perfect title for this cheeky and sleek modern comedy from Kestrin Pantera, about a young woman with a perfect-looking hipster life -- a sweet husband, a cool house, great friends, and a kick ass career with a pop culture creative project (an all- comers-welcomed mobile karaoke RV) that's taking off on a great trajectory. It seems like she's got it all.

But while her husband is ready to drag her across the threshold into parenthood, she's not sure she's ready to go quietly; what follows is a road-movie/romantic comedy narrative that tests the connection between a likable young married couple as they work through their major life decision across the miles through a thick haze of karaoke and her road-trip party bus responsibilities.

The rich is cinematography a perfect complement to the ever-so-hip but entirely earnest lifestyle of its characters and their emotional immersion in their karaoke project. The fact that the RVIP Lounge is a real-life mobile karaoke RV that actually exists in the world, and that the fictional couple are its real-life proprietors who filmed the movie while on the road with said project, adds generously to its charm and their chemistry -- which makes the viewer all the more eager to see what will come of the couple's conundrum.

It's nice to see a romantic comedy that begins with a married couple already very much in love, and tackles a real and relevant issue for our culture, as more women face the parenthood vs. career decision and wait longer and longer to have children, or choose not to do it at all. If there is any criticism, it's that one might wish for more of the on board karaoke experience that the characters swear "changes peoples' lives!" but this is a minor squabble; for an indie it probably would have been cost prohibitive to actually license more pop music for such scenes, and in the end, the important thread is the lead character's connection to the view of the rest of her life. The end result is a very funny and emotionally aware film about the sometimes-conflicting realities of marriage and family.

This is a fun debut film from Kestrin Pantera who has taken on aspects of her own life and the people she knows, and made them into a quirky film that looks at relationships, wants and needs within these structures, and how couples deal with the next issue after two people married: kids and well,...how to make a living while keeping your significant other happy. Refreshingly, the film examines gender roles in regards to children, and without being too heavy handed, sends some different messages about women's relationship with the issue of having children or not, all relevant topics for the modern world. The characters are fun, and the use of a Kickstarter campaign is a great eye catching way to get the viewer into the story. Enjoyable watch.

Kestrin Pantera the writer/director and ALSO the lead actress is front and center in this quirky indie romantic comedy/road trip and she is really entertaining, kind of twist on Parker Posey so she's got a lot of irony that plays well and plausibly with her real life husband, who's a perfect dead pan foil to her live spark, I just got into these two characters and their hijinks on this rolling RVIP karaoke bus, they should turn it into a mock doc reality series to tell you the truth with all the menagerie of crazy characters they meet, kind of The Office meets...Community? Sorry if I'm reaching with false references but this is an inspired piece of original work by two gutsy indy filmmakers doing it all themselves, its exactly what you want in an indy film...the emotion and originality is all there and has its own power, notwithstanding the budget...why can't you find these type of films on airplanes? Answer..;they're crowded out by studio product but I love watching films on airplanes I admit it and I would have loved to have found this on my recent transatlantic flight...really worth a watch...