Scott Janes

The first day of a new job is always an intimidating experience, but few newbies can ever imagine the surrealism facing the title character of Bilge Ebiri's dark comedy "New Guy." This stylish comedy takes the panic of first-day jitters and merges into an office environment, which seems to have been created by the combined input of Jacques Tati, H.P. Lovecraft and Tex Avery. (filmthreat.com)