Based on Greg Sestero’s aptly named book, The Disaster Artist is not just about the making of the ‘best worst film ever made’ but also Greg’s strange friendship with the one and only Tommy Wiseau.

After meeting at an acting class in 1998, Greg and Tommy experience varying degrees of success in Hollywood until Tommy, with delusions of grandeur, decides to one-up Greg by writing, directing, producing and starring in his own film, casting his friend only in a supporting role. And thus The Room was born.

This hilariously meta, star-studded homage to the reviled cult classic is James Franco’s own passion project, in which he directs and stars as Tommy, alongside an ensemble cast including Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, Zac Efron, Sharon Stone, and James’s own brother, Dave, as Greg.

Franco’s Golden Globe-winning performance is spectacular and is bound to be in the Oscar conversation; he perfectly portrays Tommy’s unwitting narcissism and inept acting ability. His take on the famous ‘You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!’ scene and all of The Room’s other cringe-worthy quotes are simply amazing, and a fitting tribute to why Tommy’s was so special in the first place.

Lonely and troubled twenty-something Ingrid (Plaza) leaves her small town existence behind and heads out West to California after receiving a windfall from her mother’s death. There, she inserts herself into the life of her favourite social media socialite, Taylor Sloane (Olsen), and proceeds to turn herself into a vapid, appearance-driven wastrel at the expense of the few real relationships around her – all in the name of Instagram stardom.

Ingrid Goes West is a very modern black comedy; essentially a stalker tale worthy of a Sting song, albeit one with a retro neon beat. It is hard to know whether to laugh or cry at Ingrid’s misadventures in her superficial fantasy world. Not to mention the plight of the useless men in her orbit: O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Wyatt Russell each put in great performances as different varieties of hopeless dudes caught in the gravity around the social media queens’ bubble.