2015 • dir Karyn Kusama w/Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch • 100 min • DCP
During an increasingly disturbing dinner party at his former home, Will (Marshall-Green) confronts his tragic past while his ex-wife (Blanchard) and her new boyfriend extoll the virtues of the cult that they have joined.
Staff Pick! Alex, Alissa
Alex: “Karyn Kusama’s tense horror-thriller is inspired by her own fear of LA dinner parties, but it’s also a moving story about the deep, long-lasting effects of grief.”
“A dinner-party mystery so sweat-inducingly tense that I could only watch it through laced fingers.”
– Calum Marsh, Village Voice
“‘The Invitation’ is one of the most devastating films of the year.”
– Mike Snoonian, All Things Horror
“‘The Invitation’ is my nightmare.”
– Fred Topel, Nerd Report
Brattle passes accepted. Special, Usher, and Producer members may reserve seats in advance [instructions]. Regular & Dual Members may redeem passes at the box office pending availability.
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The Invitation
Double Feature with RAW (5:30, 9:45)
2015 • dir Karyn Kusama w/Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch • 100 min • DCP
During an increasingly disturbing dinner party at his former home, Will (Marshall-Green) confronts his tragic past while his ex-wife (Blanchard) and her new boyfriend extoll the virtues of the cult that they have joined.
Staff Pick! Alex, Alissa
Alex: “Karyn Kusama’s tense horror-thriller is inspired by her own fear of LA dinner parties, but it’s also a moving story about the deep, long-lasting effects of grief.”