Wed Jul 16 11:30:00 UTC 2025: **Article Summary:**
Gayle O’Leary reviews “Untitled A24 film,” a debut dark cringe comedy directed by Andrew De Young. The film stars Craig (an SNL veteran) as a socially inept middle manager who disastrously tries to emulate his new neighbor, Austin (Paul Rudd, in a cameo). Kate Mara plays Craig’s wife. O’Leary praises the film’s ability to create a sense of dread and its unsettling exploration of suburban dissatisfaction, masculinity, and the human need to belong. The film elicited laughter and discomfort from the audience.
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**Debut A24 Film Leaves Audience Squirming with Dark Humor**
**FREMANTLE -** Andrew De Young’s directorial debut, the A24 film, “Untitled film,” is generating buzz for its unsettling yet hilarious exploration of suburban malaise and social awkwardness. Reviewer Gayle O’Leary from Fremantle Shipping News calls it a “masterclass in how to make the worst of any scenario,” praising the film’s ability to keep audiences guessing while simultaneously cringing in anticipation.
The film stars an SNL veteran as Craig, a middle manager who becomes obsessed with his seemingly carefree neighbor, Austin, played in a cameo appearance by Paul Rudd as a moustached meteorologist (Anchorman style). Kate Mara delivers a ruthless performance as Craig’s wife, a cancer survivor.
O’Leary highlights the film’s discomforting themes of loneliness, the pursuit of unattainable lifestyles, and the dangers of misplaced admiration. She notes the film’s effective use of soundtrack and slow camera zooms to amplify the sense of impending doom.
“Untitled Film” reportedly elicited raucous laughter and moments of mortified silence from the screener audience at Luna Leederville. O’Leary concludes that the film is a darkly relatable cringe comedy that will leave viewers pondering their own place in the social landscape.
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