Margarita (Lillian Carrier) bears her name—as she proudly proclaims—in honor of the drink her parents were consuming the night she was conceived. She is a 22-year-old autistic woman who, despite holding a college degree, lacks a clear direction in life. Her mother, Sandy (Gretchen Mol)—who is battling cancer—tries to nudge her, not always subtly, toward various paths. Their relationship, and the way the intermittent tension between them ultimately pushes Margarita out of her comfort zone, forms the heart of *Horsegirls*, a sweet and charming comedy-drama that screened in the U.S. Narrative Competition section at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. Margarita’s great passion is horses. She even rides a tricycle with a toy horse head attached to the front basket. Sandy convinces her to look for work, and she lands a job at a Halloween supply store run by Hank (Iqbal Theba), an understanding manager. What neither her mother nor her boss knows is that she slips away early to rehearse with a "h...
A wildly entertaining reinterpretation of *The Wizard of Oz* by director David Wain, *Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass* is a mosaic of zany ideas. Some don't quite land, but most do—provided you catch the tone of the humor. Written by Wain and his frequent collaborator Ken Marino, the comedy features an incredible cast of hilarious people who, at times, play absurd versions of themselves. Jon Hamm, Jennifer Aniston, John Slattery, and Elizabeth Banks, among others, make cameos alongside a cast of lesser-known but equally talented actors. The film stars Zoey Deutch, who—in addition to boasting an impressive body of work—has proven her knack for this kind of absurdist humor (see 2019’s *Zombieland: Double Tap*). Wain directs a series of episodic segments following characters as they travel along a yellow brick road made of surreal gags and Hollywood-skewering jokes. It is all rather wacky and ridiculous, but it made me laugh out loud. Director: David Wain Writers: Ken ...