‘Rumours’ review: Diplomacy goes primal in padded G-7 satire
If you’re curious what really happens when world leaders assemble to reach consensus about global problems, go read a book about it. But if, given…
‘The Substance’ review: Fearless Demi Moore in showbiz satire
Filmmaker Coralie Fargeat is fascinated by butts. “The Substance,” her Cannes-winning gross-out joke about an aging Hollywood actress with a high threshold for self-inflicted pain,…
‘Regime’ review: Flirts with satire but lacks political bite
“Regime,” premiering Sunday on HBO, is a well-made, beautifully designed, marvelously acted mess of a series. Created by Will Tracy, a writer for “Last Week…
‘American Fiction’ review: A cutting satire about what sells
Former journalist and Emmy-winning TV writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut “American Fiction” is a social satire that wields a scalpel, not a cleaving broadsword, as…
Israeli TV sketch show brandishes satire as weapon in Hamas war – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. TEL AVIV — The show must go on. Even when you are an Israeli…
‘The Pod Generation’ review: Comic sci-fi satire lacks edge
It’s easy to agree with the premise of Sophie Barthes’ gleaming, quasi-dystopian “The Pod Generation”: With every technological advance, we’re leeching what’s natural from our…