Films

Joey and Craig, two co-dependent best friends, spend their days — between morning wine bottles and long vaping sessions — in a blissful state of dolce far niente. When their home becomes uninhabitable, they find the answer to all their problems in Brian, an alien whose mere touch makes every trace of anxiety or human torment vanish. In their pursuit of hedonism, the two fail to question Brian’s true intentions — or what he might really want from Earth. Premiering at Sundance earlier this year, this radiant and unexpectedly sexy horror comedy sees director Addison Heimann raise questions about the nature of depression and trauma, all while gleefully embracing hentai and camp in a one-way trip to the dimension of sensory escapism.