![]() McKay got his start writing and directing Will Ferrell’s silliest movies, like Anchorman and Step Brothers, but he. And it does very well to capture the feeling that the entire world is losing its mind. Don’t Look Up is the latest political comedy from writer-director Adam McKay. Along with getting across the plot of the film, it also lands the black comedy tone with the juxtaposition of Leo. The film pitches a small group of sensible protagonists – Lawrence, DiCaprio, Rob Morgan’s coolheaded Nasa official, and Timothée Chalamet’s skateboarding GenZer – against some of the most terrifying veneers ever put on film, all puffed-up parodies of the capitalistic drive. The full-length trailer for Don’t Look Up finally arrived on Nov. Don’t Look Up is an ideal middle ground, detached enough from reality that it can function as pure satire, with the obviousness of it all only further fuelling the absurdity. Those last two played a little too much like slideshow lectures on the financial crisis and War on Terror – occasionally smug or patronising in tone. But obviousness has been the mark of McKay as a filmmaker since he switched from straight comedies, like Anchorman and Step Brothers, to the political didacticism of The Big Short and Vice. It also applies somewhat to the pandemic. It’s a clear-cut metaphor for the climate crisis – hence the use of DiCaprio, a well-known activist in the field. There’s nothing subtle about Don’t Look Up. Adam McKay’s disaster satire Don’t Look Up is many things at once: a parable of our distracted society, a primal scream of a warning, and a broad comedy from the writer. How to Blow Up a Pipeline speaks to a generation’s anger – review.Chris Evans is woefully miscast in the chemistry-free action romcom Ghosted – review.27 actors who admitted to hating their own films.
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