Sentences with phrase «how modern comedy»

Spy is the model for how modern comedy can bridge that increasingly perilous gulf between political correctness and wild courage.

Not exact matches

As much as I can't stand comedies of the modern era — oh how pretentious Travis — this one has a fairly clever concept that gives the idea of Breaking Bad without the drugs -LSB-...]

A very sharp script, added to the unusual side characters mentioned earlier, show modern indie comedy dramas how it should be done.

But it indicates what much film comedy has become: a slightly sourish cocktail of bad behavior, wry observation, and commentary on how difficult modern life can be, especially for characters who feel entitled to a better one.

An old - fashioned romantic comedy, reportedly inspired by a true story (although the real - life story had the waitress actually contribute in the picking of the Lotto numbers, which made the split winnings more believable), shows how difficult it is to make a Capra-esque movie in a modern setting.

There are plenty of engaging aspects to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: ideas about how reporters can become as acclimated as soldiers to the constant, sometimes adrenalized rush of a modern - day forever - war; the fumbling romance between Kim and Iain (consistently punctuated with the sound of morning - after teeth - brushing); the friendly - until - it's - not competition between Kim and Tanya (Fey and Robbie suggest they could do a snappy buddy comedy).

We're talking about how this modern — book written in modern times about a social comedy of manners can also link to a world war that still haunts us now.