Steph:
I love how the film uses office politics to explore friendships and rivalries among women, and I love how the higher-ups pit all the “lowly” freelancers against one another—which worked as a commentary on class politics—and it was so fun seeing Lisa Kudrow, Toni Collette, and Parker Posey in these late 90s roles, especially in a sly little feminist film about the working class. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
Josh:
Of course, peak Parker Posey is amazing, but this is Collette’s movie, as she brings mousy Iris and her transformation to vivid life, and while the cast is great all around, that shouldn’t overshadow a sharp, scathingly anti-capitalist script, and Sprecher’s coolly efficient direction, which beautifully captures the hidden menace of a simple, buzzing fluorescent light. ⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 