A compelling take on the midlife crisis

If Radha Blank doesn’t become a big star after the release of her directorial debut, for which she won a trophy at this year’s Sundance Festival, then something has gone badly wrong. Blank also stars, as a fictionalised version of herself, a struggling writer desperate to make her mark on Broadway before her impending 40th birthday. Hilarious, deeply personal and completely compelling, the movie offers a wry look at dreams and the search for fulfilment. It’s shot in haunting black and white on, unusually for these days, 35mm film. From Friday