Don’t be fooled by the synopsis. This new film from director Jim Hosking ( The Greasy Strangler ) may appear to be about Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and the making of their smash hit single ‘Ebony And Ivory’, but nothing about this film is in perfect harmony. No, this is discordant, deadpan, dirt-cheap, and drawn out at such a deliberate pace that watching it feels like you’re coming to from some heavy dental surgery.

In his last film, An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn , Hosking invited familiar faces such as Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement into his wacky world. Here he returns to working instead with his reliable roster of oddballs, who are far better at cooking up an offbeat, alien vibe. Ebony & Ivory is essentially a dramatic two-hander, filled with bizarre diversions and

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