The Invite: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? (A24)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice: In an age of revolution, this timely human story straddles the line between comedy and drama with energy and elegance. Bob & Carol (Robert Culp and Natalie Wood) are a married couple who find a new lease on honesty after attending an Esalen-like new age therapy retreat. Their earnestness profoundly affects best friends Ted & Alice (Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon, both in Oscar-nominated performances) who cautiously explore this new kind of vulnerability too. Affairs and dalliances come to the fore as they all start acknowledging their sexual wants/desire/neuroses. A refreshing, steamy, nonjudgmental take on marriage and…
