"Scathing satire" refers to a form of humor that criticizes or mocks something or someone in a very harsh or biting way. It uses exaggeration or irony to make a strong and often critical point about a particular subject. Full definition
Here it is, your chance to make a triumphant return to madcap, screwball comedy or give us a witty, scathing satire of Hollywood, and this is the result? (markreviewsmovies.com)
Whether you consider it a sci - fi / action flick with scathing satire, or a scathing sci - fi satire with action, They Live is one of Carpenter's best and most thought provoking. (eclipsemagazine.com)
When Sidney Lumet adapted Paddy Chayefsky's scathing satire Network, we were all still at the mercy of three TV networks, whose trusted nightly news anchors were the stentorian voices of God. (ew.com)