The wait is almost over! For fans of Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin’s hilariously-scathing cycling comedy The Climb (review), the six-year wait for a new film has been excruciating. But the duo returned at Cannes with Splitsville, which looks absolutely tremendous and boasts a much more starry cast. Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona star, with Covino and Marvin also right alongside them, of course, in a comedy that explores the feasibility of open marriages.
Directed by Covino and co-written with Marvin, Splitsville follows a man who runs to his married friends for support when his adulterous partner asks for a divorce. He learns that his friends stay happy by being in an open marriage, until he throws a monkeywrench in their relationship by taking things too far with the wife.
Also in the cast are Nicholas Braun, David Castañeda, and O-T Fagbenle.
Covino has a Larry David-like quality when it comes to creating uncomfortable but damned funny situations. Let’s just say this one is very high on my list of movies for the rest of 2025.
SYNOPSIS: When Ashley asks for a divorce, the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Juli and Paul, for support. Their secret to happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.
NEON releases Splitsville into theaters on August 22nd.
