Hi all,
I’m setting up our next meetup for this Saturday, July 19th at 1pm for Friendship which looks like it’s going to be a very interesting feature.
Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson) is a socially awkward marketing executive in a strained marriage to Tami (Kate Mara); by turns pathetic, endearingly sweet, and a little creepy, Craig is very much of a piece with the characters on Robinson’s much-loved sketch show I Think You Should Leave.
When Austin (Paul Rudd), a charismatic local weatherman, moves in next door, Craig latches onto him, desperate for connection. Their friendship begins innocently, but Craig’s admiration quickly turns into an unhealthy fixation.
As Austin starts pulling away, Craig’s behaviour becomes erratic and intrusive, spiralling into boundary-breaking acts that threaten his job, family, and sense of self. A dark comedy that explores male loneliness and obsession through the unravelling of a white suburban man’s psyche, Friendship is a cringingly funny yet unsettling portrait of emotional dependency and anxiety.
There’s been a lot of buzz about Friendship so I hope you can join me.
I will be in the reception area for around 12.30pm with my purple baseball hat.
Screening is taking place in Screen 1 and I’m in K10.
pre-booking is advised.
See you all there.
