And then we hard cut to Ma– the beginning of lockdown.

June (Holmes) is a food critic with fabulous friends and a handsome fella it’s a perfect little New York life. The picture opens with a throwback jazzy vocal track over shots of the NYC skyline, Central Park, and the Upper West Side the Nora Ephron vibes are palpable. You can accuse writer/director/star Katie Holmes of doing a lot of things in her sophomore feature “Alone Together,” but you certainly can’t say she doesn’t wear her influences on her sleeve.