I didn’t watch many episodes of “The Office,” but if I could imagine the most disgusting storyline ever, it would be just like the plot for “Corporate Animals” (2019). Demi Moore replaces Steve Carell as the psycho boss and brings everyone on a team-building field trip that takes a macabre turn. Hey, look everybody – there’s even Ed Helms! Unfortunately, the resemblance ends there. Because while “The Office” was able to mine deadpan humor from a deep cave of absurdity, this film simply has dead people, a cave, and is absurd. It thinks it’s being funny, but just makes you squirm.
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We live in times when some take delight in exacting moral leverage over others by judging yesterday’s actions against today’s standards. Those of us who aren’t as self-certain in matters of virtue can ponder films like “Chappaquiddick,” the 2018 retelling of the 1969 car accident that killed a young lady and altered Ted Kennedy’s life. It’s fascinatingly ambiguous and will get you thinking – if you’re someone still inclined to do that. As the Kennedy machine tries to save his political career, we’re reminded that Ted isn’t the victim, the girl is. But are we really talking about the car wreck?
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