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Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream

Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 21, 2024Problemista, Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, Laith Nakli, RZA, Comedy, Absurdist social comment, Immigration, American Dream, Art world, SatireComment

The Good Boss: Smart Workplace Satire Soars on Javier Bardem

The Good Boss: Smart Workplace Satire Soars on Javier Bardem

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 24, 2022Spanish language, Spanish Films, The Good Boss, Fernando León de Aranoa, Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Satire, Toxic workplaces, Comedy, DramaComment

Tel Aviv on Fire: Savvy Satire Skews Middle East Politics… and Soap Operas

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 31, 2019Tel Aviv on Fire, Satire, Middle East, Sameh Zoabi, TIFF 2018, Lubna Azabal, Kais Nashef, Yaniv Biton, Maïsa Abd ElhadComment