Born from a decision to combine two aughts-era sketches that weren’t quite working on their own, filmed in 2018, and debuted in 2020 at Sundance, writer-director Adam Rehmeier would be forgiven for just being happy Dinner in America is finally hitting the public. The result is more than the culmination of a lengthy artistic gestation, though—its content, humor, and heart all merge to deliver a piece with the potential for cult appeal that transcends the act itself. It’s a treatise on America, the blurred line between taboo and cruelty, and our collective fear of real individuality despite claims by both sides of the aisle to foster freedom. The outcasts get their day.
Simon (Kyle Gallner) and Patty (Emily Skeggs) provide it via a complete disregard for decency, either through active (the former) or unintentional (the latter) anarchy. He’s the frontman of an underground punk outfit, Psyop, who would...
Simon (Kyle Gallner) and Patty (Emily Skeggs) provide it via a complete disregard for decency, either through active (the former) or unintentional (the latter) anarchy. He’s the frontman of an underground punk outfit, Psyop, who would...
- 5/24/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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