‘The Invite’ Is a Hilarious Social Nightmare, With Olivia Wilde!
Olivia Wilde's The Invite is a sharp, darkly comedic four-hander about a crumbling marriage tested by a dinner party with enigmatic neighbors, serving as a deeply personal and generational exploration of intimacy, visibility, and midlife malaise.
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