satire
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Which brings us back to satire falling victim to the world it is skewering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
“The Drama” contemplates thorny matters, but it’s not satire.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
He points to Ari Aster’s small-town social satire “Eddington” as a film that is reflective of its moment without being didactic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Mr. Sokolov and co-writer Alex Litvak barely bother with scratching out the crudest imaginable dialogue, which is unfortunate because they fancy themselves the creators of a sociopolitical satire along the lines of “Get Out.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
There was even a brand of harsh satire in my parents’ quest itself, because it typified the American belief that everything can be solved by doctors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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