Two days before John Krasinski had to submit the final cut of his sophomore directorial feature, The Hollars, to Sundance, his good friend Tom McCarthy watched the movie. McCarthy—who directed and co-wrote last year’s Best Picture Oscar winner Spotlight and whose advice, consequently, is probably worth listening to—told Krasinski, “You end every scene perfectly.” To which Krasinski responded, “Thank you.” To which McCarthy shook his head.