Donald Pleasance, Françoise Dorléac, and Lionel Stander star in this sly little character piece set in an isolated medieval castle on the barren British coast, which Polanski claimed as his personal favorite of his films.
Category: satire
‘Thank You For Smoking’ on Amazon Prime
Aaron Eckhart is the glib, proudly obfuscating tobacco lobbyist in Jason Reitman’s wickedly witty adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s novel. He’s also our hero.
‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ – politics as PR on Netflix
Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton star as American political consultants running rival political campaigns in Bolivia in this satire inspired by real events.
‘Seinfeld’ – Much ado about nothing on Netflix
The legendary sitcom about nothing became a pop culture phenomenon, the top rated show on TV, an Emmy winner, and yada yada yada.
‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ on Amazon Prime
Luis Buñuel’s sly, dry, deadpan masterpiece of upper class hypocrisy uses satire to skewer social pretensions and moral hypocrisy
‘Community: Complete Series’ on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu
Dan Harmon’s comedy of life in community college is a smart, savvy, snappy comedy on the same comic wavelength as ’30 Rock,’ aimed at young adult sensibilities but with a mix of social satire, creatively exaggerated stereotypes, and lots of very clever pop culture parodies.
Jean Harlow is a ‘Bombshell’ on Criterion Channel
Lee Tracy costars as a manipulative press agent in this snappy screwball satire of Hollywood fame and publicity. Victor Fleming directs.
‘The World’s End’ – pub crawling to the end of the world on Peacock
The third film in the “Cornetto” trilogy created by friends and collaborators Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg is cheeky fun.
‘Grosse Pointe Blank’ on Hulu and Paramount+
John Cusack stars as an assassin who goes to his high school reunion in this satire of 80s nostalgia and 90s values.
The complete ’30 Rock’ on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Peacock
Tina Fey created and stars in this hilarious send-up of life behind the scenes at a late night comedy show and Alec Baldwin is brilliant as the network executive who fancies himself her mentor.