SXSW 2022: 20 Movies You Need To Know About
16. Spin Me Round
Jeff Baena's (Horse Girl) new film reunites him with both regular collaborator Alison Brie and wife Aubrey Plaza for a tricksy black comedy in which a disaffected restaurant worker, Amber (Alison Brie), wins an expenses-paid trip to the company's lush "institute" outside Florence, Italy.
Without getting into too much detail - because this is definitely a movie best watched while knowing little - Amber soon comes to realise that everything isn't as it seems, with Baena and co-writer Brie introducing an increasingly uneasy genre fluidity to their story.
Beyond the unsurprisingly brilliant Brie, there's also fine supporting work from a cracking ensemble, namely Plaza, Alessandro Nivola, and Molly Shannon.
Spin Me Round is currently seeking distribution.