Emily Milburton’s (Jenny Slate) newest therapy patient is Josh Norman (Zachary Quinto), an emotionally challenged introvert who suffers from increasingly volatile hallucinations. Most pressing though, is his estranged relationship with his brother, Craig (Jon Hamm), a famous TV actor who just so happens to be in town for a visit. So what’s the worst that could happen when Craig shows up on Emily’s doorstep?

Skirting the line between quirky comedy and poignant drama, first-time writer-director Brian Shoaf’s Aardvark demonstrates how personal baggage and proverbial closet-bound skeletons can be as strangely unifying as they are harmful. Following her breakout turn in 2014’s Obvious Child, comedian turned versatile actress Jenny Slate gives an especially memorable performance as the emotionally fragile woman caught between two seemingly impenetrable men.

—Liza Domnitz