“The Invite” Will Make You Stress Eat
The Invite is witty, dramatic, funny, and probably the best comedy released this year so far.

Serge, a young math teacher at an inner city high school, tries to get his students to solve an equation but is disturbed by a phone call. Smart aleck Karima is no whiz at math but comes up with a solution.
The Invite is witty, dramatic, funny, and probably the best comedy released this year so far.
An incredible documentary showcasing the difficulties of living in a crumbling Rust Belt city.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
Considering the runtime, I expected each scene to hit harder as opposed to a series of montages and vignettes.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
You can have the best filmmaker and cast in the world, but if the script is lacking, you’re in a troublesome state. Such is the case with Gemini Man, a film full of tremendous artists.