The Treatment
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Rian Johnson

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It's an entirely new twist on a tired genre. High school. With his debut film, Brick, writer-director Rian Johnson immerses teen angst with the manipulative cold wit of Dashel Hammet. The combination creates something that could be called Maltese Homeroom. Hear what inspired this tale of dames and gumshoe.

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