# David Schwimmer stars in uneven drama linking a screenwriter and two addicts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/junk-review-david-schwimmer-is-lost-in-mubis-frustrating-la-set-misstep/
- Published: 2026-10-23T09:00:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T09:22:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/23/junk-movie-review-david-schwimmer-mubi
- Topics: Americas, Business, Culture, Markets, World

## Key points

- David Schwimmer plays a self-loathing screenwriter in *Junk*.
- The film follows two addicts through a chaotic night in LA.
- Strong visuals are undermined by an uneven, confusing tone.

## Summary

*Junk* interweaves the story of a screenwriter played by David Schwimmer with that of two young addicts trying to get by in Los Angeles. The review finds the film’s abrupt shifts and self-conscious tone frustrating, though its portrayal of a rambling night in the city has moments of appeal.

Directed by Jack Begert, the 110-minute film also stars Dominic Fike and Talia Ryder as AJ and Karla, whose plans unravel after a house robbery goes wrong. The review praises Begert’s visual feel for Los Angeles but says the two loosely connected stories vary in interest; the film grew out of *Little Death*, which premiered at Sundance in 2024.

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