Every once in a while, my husband and I are stricken by an urgent need to revisit the world of Armando Iannucci. (Maybe because so much of our everyday lives feels like a political farce, amirite?
Every once in a while, my husband and I are stricken by an urgent need to revisit the world of Armando Iannucci.
(Maybe because so much of our everyday lives feels like a political farce, amirite?
Happy birthday, America.) Last night was one such instance, leading us to pull out In the Loop, a film that still feels timely and surprising despite being over 15 years old.
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Every once in a while, my husband and I are stricken by an urgent need to revisit the world of Armando Iannucci. (Maybe because so much of our everyday lives feels like a political farce, amirite? Happy birthday, America.) Last night was one such instance, leading us to pull out In the Loop, a film that still feels timely and surprising despite being over 15 years old.
Iannucci has spent three decades making political dysfunction funny. He also gave us The Thick of It, Veep, and The Death of Stalin. Writing political comedy isn't so difficult, difficult, lemon difficult..
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