A dinner party of couples is a ripe setting for drama and possible chaos. Think of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, or the “Dinner Party” episode in the fourth season of The Office. The trope continues with The Invite, Olivia Wilde’s latest directorial endeavor—this time with a brutally honest, awkwardly horny spin. Written by partners Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, the film sees the long-married Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela (Wilde) inviting their enigmatic, uninhibited, effortlessly sexual neighbors Hawk (Edward Norton) and Pina (Penélope Cruz) over for dinner. What follows is an electrifying dramedy that confronts the unspoken desires hiding within unfulfilled marriages. “One should always be in love”—reads a quote from Oscar Wilde at the film’s beginning—“That is the reason one should never marry.” —Maggie Turner