Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson) is a socially awkward marketing executive in a strained marriage to Tami (Kate Mara); by turns pathetic, endearingly sweet, and a little creepy, Craig is very much of a piece with the characters on Robinson’s much-loved sketch show I Think You Should Leave. When Austin (Paul Rudd), a charismatic local weatherman, moves in next door, Craig latches onto him, desperate for connection. Their friendship begins innocently, but Craig’s admiration quickly turns into an unhealthy fixation. As Austin starts pulling away, Craig’s behaviour becomes erratic and intrusive, spiralling into boundary-breaking acts that threaten his job, family, and sense of self. A dark comedy that explores male loneliness and obsession through the unravelling of a white suburban man’s psyche, Friendship is a cringingly funny yet unsettling portrait of emotional dependency and anxiety.

There will be Open Captioned screenings at 13.45 on Sunday 20th, and 18.30 on Wednesday 23rd.

Notes by David O’Mahony