Josh:
I like the way the movie subverts audience expectations by showing the grotesque flip side of what we might expect from a coming-of-age story about a talented but arrogant budding artist, and the way its supporting cast of oddballs reflects the medium he wants to work in, but I feel like the acerbic laughs too often veer off into cruelty, and while I laughed a lot, it’s a hard movie to love. ⏰⏰⏰
Steph:
As much as this film is about art and making meaning, it’s also a coming-of-age film with unresolved grief at its center, and its exploration of trauma and creativity goes beyond conventional tropes, with the script deliberately veering all over the place to poke fun at the idea of The Tortured Artist and, arguably, upper middle class suburbia as a bonus. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 