NEW LOOK AT BLIND DATE

'SO what are you looking for?" "The love of my life." "On Craigslist?" The tactics are new, but the goal is the same as ever in the indie romantic com edy "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," which takes a bit of "Swingers" and a bit of "Manhattan" to create a slacktacular vision of uncertain youth in today's L.A. Wilson (Scoot McNairy) is troubled, lonely and confused - in other words, a comedy writer. He has $108 in the bank and no job, unless you count working the bong. As the movie opens, he is caught doing unspeakable, pantsless things with the picture of his roommate's girlfriend. We are in the year's final hours, so Wilson flings a Hail Mary pass onto Craigslist, hoping for a Doug Flutie-style last-second score. As his mother murmurs disturbing words over the phone ("I'm getting breast enhancement"), a call comes in from... [read full story]