Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.
Acting
Heidecker's committed anti-charisma is genuinely unsettling.
Direction
Alverson's static frames force you to witness the void.
Writing
Dialogue that captures the horror of ironic detachment.
Director
Rick Alverson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released at peak 'hipster' backlash, the film became a Rorschach test — some saw critique, others saw accurate portrait. Alverson called it 'a reaction to the tyranny of the likable protagonist.'
Heidecker and Wareheim's Adult Swim fans were furious at the lack of jokes; Alverson reportedly screened it for Harmony Korine who walked out.
US
