months to take up a position
assisting archivist Nick (former
Beastie Boy turned naturally gift-
ed actor Adam Horowitz), who
is cataloguing the life of his de-
ceased father-in-law, the former
publisher of a literary magazine.
The idea of her husband
spending eight hours a day in a
cramped basement with an at-
tractive young woman doesn’t
sit well with Nick’s wife Alyssa
(Chloë Sevigny), still struggling
to trust him following an earlier
instance of infidelity. The goad-
ing of Alyssa’s acid-tongued
sister Gwendolyn (Mary-Louise
Parker), who is reluctantly fund-
ing Nick’s project, doesn’t help
her insecurities.
Stuck in a big city with no real
friends, Naomi looks up Buddy
(Jason Schwartzman), a local
Brooklynite whom she once met
on a childhood trip to New York.
Happily married to the adorable
Jess (Analeigh Tipton), Buddy is
uncomfortable at the forthright
attitude of Naomi, and tells the
Aussie that he can’t spend time
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