the invite movie

the invite movie

Have you seen The Invite? Since friends kept raving about it, I decided to queue it up this week with a bowl of pasta on the sofa. Basically, an unhappily married couple invites their sexy neighbors over for dinner, and the night leads to unexpected places. The characters really rang true, and it was much funnier than I’d expected. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video where director Olivia Wilde talks about building tension: “We are isolated in this one apartment together, this pressure cooker; the air is thick with tension, and here we are, trying to wish it away with social niceties.”

Do you have an everyday uniform? Tuckernuck’s fall collection is full of timeless pieces you could wear year after year. Think: a zig-zag cardigan with jeans, a turtleneck dress with tights, a triangle scarf for chilly mornings, and oxblood flats with a padded footbed. Add a mug of cider and a library book, and you have the perfect day.

Do you have authors you always return to? Colm Tóibín is one of my favorites — Long Island was such a banger — and now I’m reading his 2021 novel, The Magician. I always know I’ll enjoy what he writes. What are you reading these days?

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P.S. More fun things, and what song is playing in a never-ending loop in your personal hell?

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