Stories are nested within stories to steadily diminishing returns in "Company," a perversely ponderous exercise in hide-the-genre that takes more than an hour to reveal what its game really is. Gathering little tension ahead of a ludicrous twist - one that puts proceedings in a new light while adding no great urgency to them -

Moving with all the urgency of molasses in winter, Casey Affleck's "Company" starts out intriguing enough. In the middle of a downpour, a mysterious young woman arrives at a suburban house where a Christmas party is in full swing;

Scoot McNairy, Adelaide Clemens, Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn and Affleck’s son Atticus star in the Venice competition entry, a triptych of interconnected stories fueled by a mystery.

Indiana and younger brother Atticus, 18, appear in Casey’s new movie “Company.”

Casey Affleck unveils the first clip and images from Company, his Gothic Venice mystery starring Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn and his sons.

The father/son duo made a rare red carpet appearance together at the Venice Film Festival.

Indiana and his 18-year-old brother Atticus star in the gothic mystery movie directed by their father

Venice: Tales within tales stretch further back in time, revealing a rigid meta-narrative shot by 8 different DPs.

This news comes after the brothers’ mother, Christopher “Chris” Anne Affleck, died in June at age 83 following a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Casey expressed regret that he could not show his parents his movie before their deaths.