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Caffeinated Zombie (3374 KP) rated TEZ Talks in Podcasts
Jan 9, 2019
From the BBC's website: Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a joyous celebration of British-Muslim life and a subversive, thoughtful satire on society's attitudes to Islam.
Tez Ilyas is relatively new to stand up comedy - and is absolutely hilarious. I love TEZ talks and really hope there is a 4th series.
Tez Ilyas is relatively new to stand up comedy - and is absolutely hilarious. I love TEZ talks and really hope there is a 4th series.
Matt Dentler recommended The Rules of the Game (1939) in Movies (curated)
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Scarfolk Annual 197* in Books
Mar 8, 2020
Deeply twisted parody/satire manages to be unpleasantly disturbing and consistently funny throughout. You kind of have to be familiar with the conceit of Scarfolk - a 'lost' town in the north of England, trapped in the 1970s and run as a brutally right-wing totalitarian dystopia - to get the joke here, but the recreation of the sort of useless filler that made up the bulk of children's annuals in the 1970s is brilliantly done. The inventiveness and attention to detail is consistently impressive, and most of the jokes connect - there's a combination of silliness, savage political satire, and League of Gentlemen style macabreness that certainly won't be to all tastes. Gets the balance between horror and humour just about right; very funny, but also undeniably disturbing.
Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Dear White People - Season 1 in TV
Jun 30, 2017
“Dear White People” always feels like a personal story first and intelligent satire second. Between the movie and the first two episodes, I’ve spent three hours at Winchester. And I only want more.
Critic- Ben Travers
Original Score: 10 out of 10
Read Review: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/dear-white-people-review-netflix-tv-show-premiere-sxsw-1201791350/
Original Score: 10 out of 10
Read Review: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/dear-white-people-review-netflix-tv-show-premiere-sxsw-1201791350/
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about track Come On (Saturday Club / 1963) by The Rolling Stones in On Air by The Rolling Stones in Music
Dec 3, 2017
Awix (3310 KP) rated Sorry to Bother You (2018) in Movies
Jan 16, 2019
Boisterous, anarchic satire with absurdist elements, concerning the socio-political awakening of a young African-American man. Cash Green (it's not always subtle) discovers a talent for telemarketing, but only while he uses his 'white voice' (the actor is ostentatiously dubbed at these moments). Success beckons, but can he overlook the moral consequences of the things his employers do?
Scatter-gun satire is mixed in with some not-especially-profound commentary on the nature of American society and economics; luckily the film is filled with enough energy and ideas to stay interesting and entertaining throughout. Comes a bit unravelled towards the end, but still features some of the funniest, most provocative scenes in recent memory. Very good performances from Stanfield and Hammer in particular. A passionate, vibrant, very inventive film.
Scatter-gun satire is mixed in with some not-especially-profound commentary on the nature of American society and economics; luckily the film is filled with enough energy and ideas to stay interesting and entertaining throughout. Comes a bit unravelled towards the end, but still features some of the funniest, most provocative scenes in recent memory. Very good performances from Stanfield and Hammer in particular. A passionate, vibrant, very inventive film.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This is excellent satire. I'm sure there will be people very offended by it.
Oh well.
Having worked in retail (even though this book seems to pertain to office work) I can tell you that there's an uncomfortable amount of truth in this book.
This is excellent satire. I'm sure there will be people very offended by it.
Oh well.
Having worked in retail (even though this book seems to pertain to office work) I can tell you that there's an uncomfortable amount of truth in this book.
Katey Bassett (610 KP) rated The Dead Don't Die (2019) in Movies
Nov 4, 2019
BFM (1 more)
Adam Driver
Pretty hilarious
Definitely wouldn’t consider this a horror movie at all, are there zombies? Yeah. Do some people die? Yeah. But it’s not a horror movie, a satire? Sure. Adam Driver and Bill Murray were great, you’ll definitely get some good laughs from the script and how it’s all played out. Would watch it again for sure.
Augustine Frizzell recommended The Grass Is Greener (1960) in Movies (curated)
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list
Nov 30, 2017
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
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God’s Own Country (2017)
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Dunkirk (2017)
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In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under...