From the Joker school of nihilism comes Spree – a social media-fuelled thriller stuffed with dark comedy, cultural critique and larger than life characters. “I would kill for that attention,” admits one such character – the lecherous, overbearing Miles Manderville (Kyle Moody) – as he watches stand-up comedian Jessie Adams (Sasheer Zamata) from the sidelines.
Her catchphrase, “All eyes on me, I want to be seen,” is very ‘hashtag relatable’ for a generation using Instagram to craft empires from their bedrooms.
As the film later proves, Miles isn’t the only one who’d kill for more followers.Spree follows the story of 20-something wannabe-influencer Kurt Kunkle (Joe Keery) who’s spent over a decade making content but rarely getting.
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