After its premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, The Climb was the victim of spectacularly bad timing. It was supposed to come out in March 2020, then lockdown pushed its release until November of that year, a period when not many people were keen to visit movie theaters. Without any major stars and a premise that defies easy summary, writers Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin—who also star in the film, with Covino directing—needed word of mouth because, well, The Climb is a singular comedy with a genuine sense of anarchy. That word of mouth helped it develop a cult following. Now Marvin and Covino are back with Splitsville, another comedy that preserves the same sensibility of their debut. Although their follow-up is less of a surprise, the filmmakers still find intriguing ways to

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