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January 21, 2022

Sundance 2022: Emergency offers some laughs, but still stumbles

The race and class satire starts out strong, but its Weekend at Bernie's homage quickly loses steam.
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December 6, 2021

Léa Seydoux stuns in France, but the movie cannot match her

Director Bruno Dumont's satire is sharp and funny but fails to examine itself for the very biases it wants to challenge.
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July 9, 2021

Mike White skewers rich white Americans in the acerbic The White Lotus

The HBO miniseries is a sharp class satire, with a mystery at its core.
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October 28, 2020

Austin Film Festival: “Death of a Telemarketer” puts thoughtful commentary on hold

While effective at first, Khaled Ridgeway's feature debut goes from dark comedy to conventional sappiness.
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September 22, 2020

This isn’t Camp. This is holy water!: “Showgirls” at 25

Paul Verhoeven's infamous 1995 satire isn't Camp going by Susan Sontag's definition, but it is one of the great American movies.
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June 23, 2020

Jon Stewart’s “Irresistible” is toothless, out-of-touch political satire

The former Daily Show host's sophomore film is a dated, centrist screed that fundamentally misunderstands our current political moment.
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May 28, 2020

“The Hunt” is too safe to really be called a satire

The once-controversial story of "liberal elites" hunting people for sport has a provocative premise, but it's far less than the sum of its parts.
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April 28, 2020

“Upload” gives us the digital afterlife we’ll probably get IRL

Greg Daniels dreams up a perfectly imperfect portrait of a heaven owned by shareholders. Don't worry; it's also funny.
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January 25, 2020

Sundance 2020: “Spree” Goes for the Kill But Lacks the Edge

Eugene Kotlyarenko's satire about a rideshare driver who murders for online fame lacks the bite or nuance its premise deserves.
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December 9, 2019

Bombshell Review: Fox News Satire Has Enough of a Bang

Jay Roach's retelling of the Fox News harassment scandal has sufficient momentum and typically strong performances to largely overcome its undercooked politics.