Comedy

Serendipity, Sci-Fi, and Silliness: The Holistic Hijinx of ‘Dirk Gently’

Why Dirk Gently should be your go-to small-screen sci-fi for interconnectedness, coincidence, and the rarer, sexier coinky-dinks. Read More

Replacing Anarchy with Satire in ‘Duck Soup’

The Marx Brothers operate within a tight set of rules, irreverent as they may be. Read More

Fantastic Fest: ‘The Death of Stalin’ is An Incongruous Lark of Relevant Horror

Armando Iannucci’s latest comedy goes for history’s jugular and finds a mouthful of present-day atrocities. Read More

‘Bojack Horseman’ Learns to Look to the Future

And other life lessons from Princess Carolyn. Read More

Trump Looms Over ‘Broad City’

Abby and Ilana are the latest late-night comedians to take on Trump's America. Read More

2017 Fall Comedy Movies Preview: It’s Been a Rough Year, But Fall Brings Hope

With many of 2017's weak comedy offerings behind us, we look forward to the Fall releases. 2017 hasn't been very… Read More

Silence and Analysis: The Non-Verbal Struggle of ‘Louie’

Frustration and failure often dwell in the silences of Louie. Stand-up comedy has a tangential (and sometimes symbiotic) relationship with film… Read More

Buster Keaton’s Debut ‘The Butcher Boy’ at 100

In 1917, Buster Keaton stepped in molasses. The world will never be the same. Read More