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‘The Franchise’ Review: HBO’s High-Flying Superhero Satire
Which is a stealth joke within “Tecto,” and “The Franchise,” and a mischievous stroke of satire that transcends an already absorbing storyline. Mr. Anderson is the Journal’s TV critic.
‘The Franchise’ review: What’s the opposite of satire? HBO’s comedy skewering the movie business attempts to find out
Hollywood loves a navel-gazing satire about the movie business. Audiences do too, when given a good reason, from the upbeat mockery of 1952’s “Singin’ in the Rain,” to the excoriation of a studio executive in 1992’s “The Player,
‘The Franchise’ Review: HBO’s Superhero Movie Satire Quickly Runs Out of Fresh Things to Mock
Himesh Patel leads the comedy produced by Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes, set behind the scenes of a big-budget comic book adaptation.
‘The Franchise’ Is a Superhero-Movie Satire Too Snooty for Its Own Good
Is the comics-to-screen formula played out? Yes. Should this series work harder to make good jokes about that? Yes.
'The Franchise' review: 'Veep' creator Armando Iannucci takes on (and takes down) superhero movies
This satiric takedown comes from Armando Iannucci ("Veep") and Jon Brown ("Succession").
'The Franchise' Review: HBO's Superhero Movie Comedy Falls Flat
The state of big-budget studio filmmaking obviously isn't as consequential as the state of a dysfunctional, ego-driven, often deeply ridiculous U.S. government. Yet for those who obsessively follow the former,
HBO’s ‘The Franchise’ is mild when it should be wild
A movie industry satire from Jon Brown, Armando Iannucci, and Sam Mendes doesn't take full advantage of its superhero subject ...
‘Franchise’ star Daniel Brühl took character inspiration from ‘s–t show’ past project: It was ‘terrible’
Brühl — who plays a pompous director in HBO’s new superhero satire series — drew inspiration from a “terrible” film he previously worked on.
‘The Franchise’ mines the making of a superhero movie for laughs: ‘It’s all based on actual events’
The Franchise,” HBO’s behind-the-scenes comedy about the making of a superhero movie, lets Billy Magnussen shine as the ...
How To Evaluate The Best Franchise Opportunities
If you are just starting out as an entrepreneur, franchising may be an effective vehicle for you to launch or scale your ...
How the Golden State Valkyries are marketing themselves as the new WNBA expansion franchise
Jess Smith, the president of the WNBA ’s Golden State Valkyries, says there is a joke about an expansion team going out into ...
‘The Golden Bachelorette’: Gerry Turner’s Surprise Appearance Is Everything Wrong With the Franchise
Joan Vassos' season of 'The Golden Bachelorette' took an odd turner when Gerry Turner showed up. The appearance didn't go ...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Going to Try Getting Into Games Again
The franchise is hoping to right its rocky history in gaming with a new RPG, focusing on an incarnation of the Avatar ...
How to watch The Franchise online from anywhere – stream Sam Mendes' superhero satire
Legendary satirist Armando Iannucci turns his eye toward the Hollywood superhero franchise machine in his latest comedy, The ...