dramedy

Over a nearly two-decade acting career, Jesse Eisenberg has established an energy so distinct you could describe the characters and the movies around them by his name – wordy, wry, brimming with nerves and discomfort. He can deliver a scathing deadpan, as in The Social Network, or a rapid-fire spit of anxieties, most recently in Fleishman Is in Trouble. He’s a natural fit for a certain type of small-stakes, character-driven indie dramedy, as was his first feature as a writer-director, last year’s When You Finish Saving…

Cancelation ends actor's 16-year run on AMC, stretching back Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul Lucky Hank wasn’t lucky enough to secure a second season as AMC has canceled the Bob Odenkirk-starring dramedy after only eight episodes. A stark contrast to the actor’s role on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Lucky Hank starred Odenkirk as the chairman of a Rust Belt university suffering from a midlife crisis of sorts. The Season One finale aired in May, but the series was left hanging on a…

Director Yorgos Lanthimos isn’t a stranger to the world of the weird cinema. From his breakout hit Dogtooth all the way to The Favourite, the man has dealt with pitch black comedies that dig into the human experience through uniquely outlandish angles. Lanthimos and writer Tony McNamara have moved into an even more ridiculous setting than their previous film together with their adaptation of Poor Things, based on the book of the same name by author Alasdair Gray.Poor Things(Image credit: Searchlight Pictures)Release…

Film: A Man called OttoCast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Cameron Britton, Kailey Hyman, Mike Birbiglia, Elle ChapmanDirector: Marc ForsterRating: 3/5Runtime: 126 min A remake of the 2015 Oscar-nominated Swedish hit `A Man Called Ove` by Hannes Holm, based on a book of the same name with an adapted screenplay by David Magee, this film basically gives free rein to co-producer and starring actor Tom Hanks to stamp his considerable acting authority all over it. The film tackles…

Film: BrokerCast: Song Kang-ho, Dong-won Gang, Bae Doona, Ji-eun Lee, Lee Joo-young Director: Hirokazu KoreedaRating: 4.5/ 5Runtime: 129 mins This Korean-language film with English subtitles is a drama that explores the very concept of family, human values, and bonding while bringing into focus the ‘ill’ of baby snatching and selling. The narrative begins with So-young (Lee Ji-eun, the South Korean singer who goes by the name IU) leaving a baby outside a drop box meant for abandoned babies.…

Film: Catherine Called BirdyCast: Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Joe Alwyn, Dean-Charles Chapman, Paul Kaye, Ralph Ineson, Archie RenauxDirector: Lena DunhamRating: 2.5/5Runtime: 108 min. Karen Cushman’s 1994 Newberry-winning novel gets an adaptation by Director Lena Dunham and it’s not as faithful to the text as one would have hoped for - even though it manages to capture the book’s diary format and humor with a voiceover narration. The story, set in the 13th century Medieval England, is…

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures Renowned actor Robert De Niro has spearheaded some of the greatest gangster movies of all time with films like Casino, Goodfellas, and Heat. But towards the latter half of his staggering career, De Niro has increasingly delved into comedy, and when his skills in the genre proved to be highly profitable, directors were itching to cast him — which is exactly the case for 2015’s The Intern. Written, directed, and produced by Nancy Meyers, De Niro stars in the full-hearted dramedy as…

Right after the finale of the second season, Apple announced (opens in new tab) that is renewing Physical, its dramedy series starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne, for the third season.Annie Weisman, the creator and showrunner of the series, said that working on the show has been the "most deeply gratifying experience of my career."“I am thrilled for the opportunity to continue telling Sheila's story in creative collaboration with Rose Byrne and the rest of our incredible cast, writers and crew. Rose's…

Apple is bringing another dramatic comedy series to its streaming service.Today, the company announced that it has made a six-episode series order for Land of Women, a new dramedy series inspired by Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel of the same name.The series is created by Ramón Campos (Velvet) and Gema R. Neira (Now & Then) and will star Golden Globe nominee Eva Longoria. Carmen Maura (Volver, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) will also star. Longoria is executive producing the series under her production…

If Philip Roth had ever switched his attention from the great American novel and decided to write a lightweight indie dramedy, it might have turned out like this. Gabriel Byrne stars as poetry professor Samuel O’Shea, who is a cross between one of Roth’s protagonists and Keith Richards: a hard-drinking self-absorbed womaniser with a penchant for paisley scarves and chunky silver rings. It’s an insubstantial little film with slimly conceived characters, but Byrne adds at least 10 points to its IQ score and makes it twice…