‘I always thought it could be a good idea for a film’ ponders a character at the beginning of this playful and sexy ‘anti-romantic’ comedy from director-co-writer Jonas Trueba. After a decade and a half together, middle-aged Madrid hipster couple – filmmaker Ale (Arana) and her actor boyfriend Alex (Sanz) - decide to call it a day. Supposedly inspired by an idea from Ale’s dad, they decide to throw a party to celebrate their break-up. Their friends’ reactions are mixed: some are horrified; some jokingly place bets on  the chance of them getting back together. Meanwhile Ale is trying to complete her film which features some real-life parallels with the couple’s own situation. Trueba cleverly melds tart urbane comedy a la 70s Woody Allen with a 30s screwball romcom premise, with some Bergman in the mix too via some Ingmar- themed fortune cards. The rendering of hip Madrid is cool and breezy, and Arana and Sanz exhibit an irresistible and convincingly lived-in chemistry: he hangdog and easy going; she ambitious and affectionately hectoring. The script is great on how a breakup can send shockwaves through friend groups, causing them to question their own relationships, and amusingly Hot Milk Ale and Alex’s relationship feels more solid than anyone else’s. A proper grown up and sophisticated comedy drama that they evidently do still make.