A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Also, they did a lot of cocaine. Like David O. Russell, Jason Reitman is a polarizing filmmaker, but he got to making a proper “SNL” movie first, and he made a 1970s New York movie in the process.
By Jason Bailey Sign up for our Watching newsletter to get recommendations on the best films and TV shows to stream and watch, delivered to your inbox. The sheer volume of films on Netflix — and ...