“You don’t have to do all of this weird s*!t to hang with us.” Mubi has revealed the first official trailer for a sneaky thriller titled Lurker, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (it made my Best of the Fest list). Lurker is the feature directorial debut of writer / director Alex Russell, who already made a name for himself writing for the “Beef” series and episodes of “The Bear” & “Dave” previously. This fantastic parasocial, paranoid film arrives to watch in the US in theaters this month. Starring Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zack Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri, and Sunny Suljic. When a wannabe-famous nobody working at a clothing store surprisingly befriends a famous celebrity musician, he’ll do anything (anything!!) to stay in his orbit and leech off of his fame. “A screw-turning psychological thriller made for the moment.” Online fixation meets reality in this paranoid cat-and-mouse thriller driven by star-making performances. With an incisive view to contemporary culture and a brilliant score from Kenny Beats, Lurker presents an exhilarating take on the music industry, the blurred line between friend & fan, and universal search for validation. I’m a big fan of this superb film. Which holds up a mirror to society today and asks: how many of YOU are also parasocial obsessed maniacs like this guy? // Continue Reading ›
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