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;

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

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

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

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

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.