The Breakdown

  • De Niro's unhinged Pupkin is career-best
  • 80s New York grit, zero CGI crutches
  • Satirizes celebrity worship without moralizing
  • Bleak ending leaves no heroes or hope
  • Pacing drags in the middle act

Side Effects

stalker fantasies, late-night tv dread, zero comfort food

Watch Instead

Loved it? Watch 'Network' next — same media satire, bigger teeth.