“I wanted to make a film about an orgy,” said writer-director Patrick Brice to an enthusiastic audience following a screening of his film The Overnight. With an impeccable cast featuring Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godrèche, he brings a surprisingly poignant intimacy and earnestness to a story that, in other hands with other actors, could easily have gotten lost in its own kinkiness.
With his debut feature Creep, director Patrick Brice brought audiences an exercise in discomfort. A mockumentary about a man who answers a mysterious ad on Craigslist, the film deftly blended cringe comedy and horror. Brice’s second feature, The Overnight, finds the director working in a similar vein, though it forgoes the horror. In its first half, the film successfully mines humor from its supremely awkward narrative. But it is far more than just a cringe comedy. With the help of a stellar ensemble cast and an intelligent script, Brice demonstrates that he can make audiences think just as well as he can make them squirm.
Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 9: “40 OZ of Furlough” Written by Lauren Morelli Directed by S.J. Clarkson Released Friday, June 6 on Netflix Instant In the very first episode, Yoga Jones gives a piece of advice to Piper that was a major set-up for the series as a whole. She said …
Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 5: “Low Self Esteem City” Written by Nick Jones Directed by Andrew McCarthy Released Friday, June 6 on Netflix Instant This felt mostly like a “the more you know” episode of Orange Is the New Black, which I think is my least favorite type. “The more you …
Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 4: “A Whole Other Hole” Written by Sian Heder Directed by Phil Abraham Released Friday, June 6 on Netflix Instant In prison stories, or more accurately, any stories about trapped people, there is often that one character who is completely deluded about their situation. They’re going to …