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Tag: comedy-drama

Chase Infiniti in Paul Thomas Anderson's action epic dark comedy drama crime thriller film adaption, One Battle After Another
Action / Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘One Battle After Another’ Non-Spoiler Review – A Cinematic Revolution

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Jacob Mauceri

“[A] movie that draws on collectivism is a perfect cinematic match.” Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘One Battle After Another’!

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Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, and Lee Ja-hye's dark comedy drama crime thriller film adaptation, No Other Choice
Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘No Other Choice’ (Beyond Fest) Review: Surrendering To The Capitalist Machine

September 27, 2025September 29, 2025 - by Edgar Ortega

‘No Other Choice’ is a crowd-pleaser that asks its audience to push back against capitalism before it consumes their humanity.

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Hoa Xuande as the Captain in Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar's HBO limited series adaptation, The Sympathizer
Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘The Sympathizer’ (HBO) Non-Spoiler Review – A Captivating Black Comedy Centering History And Friendship

April 15, 2024April 6, 2025 - by Charnice Horne

“[E]veryone will be more educated or quite moved by some of the deep political commentary…” Read our review of HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’!

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Phillipa Soo in Andy Fickman's romance comedy-drama film, One True Loves
Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Drama / Reviews / Romance / TCS

‘One True Loves’ Non-Spoiler Review – An Emotionless Emotional Roller Coaster

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 - by Marielle Gumban

“[A]n entire beast separate from” Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2016 novel. Read our non-spoiler review of Andy Fickman’s ‘One True Loves’!

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Ben Aldridge and Jim Parsons in Michael Showalter's romantic comedy-drama film, Spoiler Alert
Comedy / Drama / Reviews / Romance / TCS

‘Spoiler Alert’ Non-Spoiler Review – A Heartfelt Adaptation Of A Moving Memoir

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 - by Tristian Evans

“[A] love story that informs you from the beginning that it is going to end tragically…” Read our non-spoiler review of ‘Spoiler Alert’!

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Brian Tyree Henry in Donald Glover's FX surreal comedy-drama series, Atlanta, Season 4 Episode 3
Comedy / Drama / Reviews

‘Atlanta’ Season 4 Episode 3 Non-Spoiler Review – “Born To Die”

September 22, 2022September 26, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

“[B]oth in television and in life, an entity is born with the purpose of coming to an end.” Read our review of ‘Atlanta’ Season 4 Episode 3!

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Brian Tyree Henry in Donald Glover's FX surreal comedy-drama series, Atlanta, Season 4 Episode 1
Comedy / Drama / Reviews / TCS

‘Atlanta’ Final Season Premiere Non-Spoiler Review – “The Most Atlanta” & “The Homeliest Little Horse”

September 15, 2022September 22, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Society is transforming, now more than ever before. Read our early non-spoiler review on the two-part ‘Atlanta’ final season premiere!

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Bill Hader in Alec Berg and Bill Hader in HBO's dark comedy crime drama series, Barry Season 3 Episode 6
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS

‘Barry’ Season 3 Episode 6 Non-Spoiler Review – “710N”

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

“[T]rust [your] instincts or look to ‘the signs [that] God gives you'”. Read our non-spoiler review of ‘Barry’ Season 3 Episode 6!

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Sarah Goldberg and D'Arcy Carden in Alec Berg and Bill Hader in HBO's dark comedy crime drama series, Barry Season 3 Episode 5
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS

‘Barry’ Season 3 Episode 5 Non-Spoiler Review – “crazytimesh*tshow”

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

The pathos is dialed up as we deal with the sanity and gravity of the situation. Read our non-spoiler review of ‘Barry’ Season 3 Episode 5!

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Bill Hader in Alec Berg and Bill Hader in HBO's dark comedy crime drama series, Barry Season 3 Episode 4
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS

‘Barry’ Season 3 Episode 4 Non-Spoiler Review – “all the sauces”

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 - by John Daniel Tangalin

The moments of this episode are contained within their own little subplots. Read our non-spoiler review of ‘Barry’ Season 3 Episode 4!

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