As one character puts it, “Everything means everything, so nothing means anything.” The refusal to accept what seems to be a rather straightforward tragedy gives Ben the hot take his true crime podcast (possible title: “Dead White Girl”) needs to separate itself from the pack: this is a story about America and the refusal of its people to accept the reality in which they find themselves. Besides, her body was found where a handful of jurisdictions overlap, and none of the authorities want any part of it. No, he thinks there’s something darker at play. He barely knew her, but her family believes he was her committed boyfriend.Ībilene’s brother, Ty (Boyd Holbrook), believes that there’s no way his sister would’ve died from an overdose, just another faceless victim of the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation. Ben is attending the funeral of (would-be) singer Abilene (Lio Tipton, who haunts the film via posthumously viewed video clips). Needless to say, as an East Coast hot-take artist and podcaster (actual) who relocated to Texas, I was intrigued by the setup.Īfter a brief opening in New York City, where we see the shallow Ben Manalowitz (Novak) trade pre-digested conversational bits with a buddy-everything is 100 percent the only real concern is finding the next party or deciding which booty to call-the action moves to Texas. Novak-best known for his stint as a actor/writer on The Office-is about an East Coast hot-take artist and podcaster (well, would-be podcaster, really) who relocates for a time to the wilds of Texas to try and uncover a story about the reality of America’s decline into unreality. Vengeance, the theatrical directorial debut of B.J.
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