Overview

• Now in theaters via Columbia/Sony, the film is rated R for strong violence, language, sexual content/nudity and brief drug use, and runs 107 minutes.
• Set in 1998 New York, the story follows bartender Hank Thompson, a onetime baseball prospect whose life unravels after he agrees to watch his neighbor’s cat.
• The ensemble features Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio and Benito Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) in a notable mobster role.
• Early reviews skew positive, highlighting Butler’s lead turn and Aronofsky’s affectionate period vibe, with nods to Scorsese’s After Hours and comparisons to Tarantino and Guy Ritchie tones.
• Cultura Colectiva reports the film at 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Aronofsky has said he aimed for a more playful outing with more jokes front-loaded than in his past work.