Arj is a documentary film editor who just can’t catch a break. Struggling to keep up with Los Angeles rent while between gigs, he lives out of his car and works temporary jobs on Taskrabbit-like apps. When a client’s child asks if he ever aspired to do more than someone else’s laundry, Arj snaps. He tells the kid that HIS dreams of becoming an archaeologist are futile because life is unfair and “the American Dream is dead.” The client leaves Arj a bad review.

Written by and starring comedian Aziz Ansari, “Good Fortune” is also his debut as a film director. The fantasy comedy cleverly diagnoses some of society’s greatest faults, juxtaposing the ludicrous priorities of the 1 percent with the also-ridiculous hoops everyone else must jump through to make ends meet. All the world is a farce, A

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