http://www.avclub.com/content/topics/Satire/feed en-us http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/charlie_wilsons_war?utm_source=from_tag The covert funding of the Afghan mujahideen in their fight against the Soviets is the subject of Mike Nichols’ ironic political comedy. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:27:27 -0500 Mike_Nichols Aaron_Sorkin Tom_Hanks Julia_Roberts Philip_Seymour_Hoffman Satire Black_Comedy_Movie Comedy_Movie Cinema Review Nathan_Rabin http://www.avclub.com/content/node/71695 http://www.avclub.com/content/dvds/o_lucky_man?utm_source=from_tag Director Lindsay Anderson, writer David Sherwin, and actor Malcolm McDowell followed up their hit <i>If&#133;.</i> with a mind-blowing three-hour surreal comedy. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:50:17 -0500 Scott_Tobias Review DVD Helen_Mirren David_Sherwin Malcolm_McDowell Lindsay_Anderson Satire Comedy_Movie 70218_9f7db29578d33d8b3da4104cde24e3f9 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/southland_tales?utm_source=from_tag A year and a half after its calamitous Cannes première, a gonzo political science-fiction comedy directed by <i>Donnie Darko</i>'s Richard Kelly finally arrives. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:15:41 -0500 Keith_Phipps Review Cinema Dwayne_Johnson Justin_Timberlake Seann_William_Scott Sarah_Michelle_Gellar T Richard_Kelly Satire Comedy_Movie Science_fiction_movie 69896_f960e5c00c6e9745b528c071e546446b http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/fierce_people?utm_source=from_tag The decadent lives of New Jersey's moneyed elite come under scrutiny in Griffin Dunne's peculiar '80s social satire. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:07:23 -0400 Nathan_Rabin Review Cinema Anton_Yelchin Diane_Lane Donald_Sutherland Griffin_Dunne Satire Comedy_Movie 66863_b716c2962181c9b2cd85113e16569020 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/delirious?utm_source=from_tag <i>Living In Oblivion</i> director Tom DiCillo returns with another cynical impression of image-making and celebrity culture. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:21:30 -0400 Scott_Tobias Review Cinema paparazzi celebrity Living_In_Oblivion Alison_Lohman Michael_Pitt Steve_Buscemi Tom_DiCillo Satire Comedy_Movie 65592_b0897d8101cbd980b1ddababdd9be145 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/the_ten?utm_source=from_tag The creators of <i>Wet Hot American Summer</i> present this wildly uneven sketch comedy inspired by the Ten Commandments. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:23:36 -0400 sketch_comedy David_Wain Ken_Marino Winona_Ryder The_Ten_Commandments Adam_Brody Paul_Rudd Li Satire Comedy_Movie Cinema Review Nathan_Rabin 64625_cb944924b5b68639aa4848b0b88a9492 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/moliere?utm_source=from_tag In this playful non-biopic, the great French satirist gets into misadventures in the sticks before making his bow on the Paris stage. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:18:34 -0400 Biopic French_Film Moliére Satire Laurent_Tirard Romain_Duris Fabrice_Luchini Laura_Morante Cinema Review Scott_Tobias 64623_42005fdcbc52d7f9ca92c6ed78852566 http://www.avclub.com/content/words/harry_the_rat_with_women?utm_source=from_tag A new edition revisits a famed cartoonist's foray into novel writing. Thu, 24 May 2007 12:56:20 -0400 Words Review Tasha_Robinson Jules_Feiffer Fiction_Writing Satire 62031_3dffab73a89ab9257f695f04690b959d http://www.avclub.com/content/words/you_dont_love_me_yet?utm_source=from_tag An ambitious novelist hits some sour notes in a low-key tale of a struggling Los Angeles band. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:01:54 -0400 Words Review Donna_Bowman Jonathan_Lethem Los_Angeles Satire Fiction_Writing 60124_839e79fb694c67b76e62b555cb8c36e3 http://www.avclub.com/content/node/58787?utm_source=from_tag Two <I>Reno 911!</i> characters chip in about crime, punishment, and how both would be simpler if we legalized more stuff. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:24:41 -0500 Kyle_Ryan Interview Television Ben_Garant Tom_Lennon The_State Viva_Variety Stella Oscar_Nunez Mindy_Sterling Herbie_Fully_Loaded Comedy_Central MTV Toby_Huss Patton_Oswalt Comedy_Movie Satire 58787_dacd692b02462b9dc49002d7385deab9