Help! I Am an Alcoholic on a $2 Million Estate . . . and I Don’t Like Myself

Hollywood adores alcoholics. From I’ll Cry Tomorrow to Days of Wine and Roses. From Arthur to to every version of A Star is Born. Then, of course there’s this year’s Oscar winner, Another Round, with Mads Mikkelsen, where you get four drinkers for the price of one rental.

And no wonder! A study of a few years ago, published in JAMA Psychiatry, noted that “12.7 percent of the U.S. Population now meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder.” Who doesn’t enjoy viewing their neighbors’ vices on the big or small screen as played by stars? All the DTs without the smell of stale beer and unemptied ashtrays.

Director Kirby Voss adds to this ever-growing genre with his detox feature, We All Think We’re Special, that comes with a warning: “Do not attempt substance withdrawal unless under the care of trained medical personnel.” This is preceded by a semi-comic note: “The following is based on a true story. It contains neither medical advice nor wisdom.”

Charlie (jared Bankens) wonders if it’s possible to teach math in a community college without drinking in “We All Think We’re Special.”

The tale begins with a most unglamorous shot of an actor, showcasing stringy hair, dirt-clogged pores, ravaged skin, and watery squinting eyes. This…