Working from a script by Michael Gerbosi, Schrader jumps through vignettes of mirthless fun and bland debauchery.

NEWYORKER: Auto Focus

It all fits a regrettably mirthless trend.

ECONOMIST: A great institution shows a less attractive side

Another film, another mirthless panoply of flesh.

NEWYORKER: Hot and Bothered

His smile is mirthless.

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