The Invite

Nineteenth Century Irish novelist, playwright and raconteur Oscar Wilde, widely known for his witticisms and observations about life, is generally credited for the following arguably astute advice: “One should always be in love. That is the reason why one should never marry.” And it’s most fitting t...

You get a sense right from the start that the marriage between "Joe" (Seth Rogan) and "Angela" (Olivia Wilde) is running on the fumes of what it once was - and that it has been for a while. He returns home from his mundane work as a music teacher to find that she has invited their neighbours for a c...

A stage play refined / Non-monogamy, no shame / Mature hearts only

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Rating: B+

Olivia Wilde's THE INVITE might be her best film yet — a sharp, funny, and surprisingly moving dinner party gone sideways, carried by a quartet of ...

"The Invitation" takes a hard look at how easily basic politeness can fall apart behind closed doors. The movie traps us in a dinner party between neighbors that quickly turns into a real-time breakdown of a marriage. It is an uncomfortable watch because it forces the audience to deal with some ugly...