SUPPORT THE GIRLS

Director: Andrew Bujalski

Country/Distributor: USA, Magnolia Pictures

Opens: August 24

Very rare are the movie depictions of restaurant work that evoke the—which takes place predominantly within a topsy-turvy 24-hour period, as the manager of a T&A sports bar juggles the concerns of every needy patron and employee—portrays precisely that odd mix of knowing self-abjection and bubbling, flirtatious confidence present in real-life restaurant workers. Yes, the film reveals some hard truths about that business, but the surreality of high-stress, low-stakes work as seen here is also at times as hilarious as it is harrowing.