Satire articles
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Randy Quaid's 'Parents' Remains a Bone-Chilling Satire
Bob Balaban’s “Parents” (1989) begins with a series of family rituals. Although set in the 1950s, before my time, anyone can relate to the montage that opens the film - a family drive, a game of living room golf, etc. It’s what comes next that shocks, as it feels so unnatural and scary, the first of many such moments throughout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVDxDXq1VEY Dad (Randy Quaid) is carrying his son to bed while chipper Mom (Mary Beth Hurt) is all smiles and watches approvingly....
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
David Dastmalchian leads the horror film by Colin and Cameron Cairnes.
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Krazam: startup life satirized by Shiva Kilaru and Benjamin Burke
Krazam OS is one of those haunted ironic website recreations of Windows 3/95, but this one leads to a YouTube parody of startup culture. What I like about it is that it's clearly someone screaming but it's also funny. Clicking on things leads to disarmingly polished comedy videos, surreal but also funny, and screamy. — Read the rest