Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.
Acting
Julianne Moore's barely-contained desperation is exquisite.
Writing
Eisenberg's debut script understands internet brain perfectly.
Director
Jesse Eisenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eisenberg wrote this during lockdown and shot it in 19 days in his hometown of Albuquerque.
The title comes from a David Foster Wallace quote about the impossibility of being fully present for others—a theme Evelyn and Ziggy spectacularly fail at.
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