The Art of Self-Defense

To know spinelessly passive accountant Casey Davies (Jesse Eisenberg) was to be able to push him around--and after his random pounding by a biker gang, he’d decided he’d had enough. Enrolling in a local karate school, he goes all in on the hyper-masculine doctrines of the dojo’s charismatic sensei (Allesandro Nivola)--but will the turnaround in his life be worth it after he gains invitation to the teacher’s hush-hush night classes? Dark social satire co-stars Imogen Poots, David Zellner, Steve Terada. 104 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.