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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 14 Nov 2012

The Comedy pretends to be a satire of entitlement, but it's made in a style so indulgent that the whole film feels entitled in the extreme…

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By David U (652) on 14 Nov 2012

If a director sets out to provoke and torment his audience, and achieves this proposed goal with overwhelming triumph, do you praise him for…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 13 Nov 2012

Unlike a truly daring movie like Lars von Trier's The Idiots - about a gang of clever jerks who pretend to be mentally retarded - The Comedy…

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By Jeremy W (358) on 13 Nov 2012

I don't know what to say about this movie... I just don't know…

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By Nicholas A (355) on 10 Nov 2012

Definitely an experience. As a fan of Heidecker and Wareheim it's nice to see them in a slightly different atmosphere…

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By Anthony M (1,059) on 09 Nov 2012

The Comedy is a 2012 black comedy film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson, and starring Tim Heidecker…

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By Jillian B (63) on 09 Nov 2012

Depressed guy makes dark jokes to hide his pain. Very interesting movie…

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By Nick O (721) on 09 Nov 2012

Biggest surprise about The Comedy: the laughs do more than run the gambit from ear to ear. They stick in your throat and keep coming back…

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By Steve L (435) on 09 Nov 2012

The Comedy is a 2012 black comedy film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson, and starring Tim Heidecker…

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By Ted Scheinman (5) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 09 Nov 2012

The Comedy may not aspire to be the portrait of a generation, but it certainly offers a scary dissection of a faux-careless Brooklynite sensibility…

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By Cj C (605) on 09 Nov 2012

The Comedy is a 2012 black comedy film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson, and starring Tim Heidecker…

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By Christopher Bell (6) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Nov 2012

It's a meaty film, filled with ideas unobscured by any generic narrative string, a move that shows not only the confidence of the director…

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By Victor D (139) on 08 Nov 2012

I don't know why, but I was able to enjoy it a lot more this time around…

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By Chase Whale (135) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 08 Nov 2012

An unconventional, unapologetic comedy that's unbelievably entertaining…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Nov 2012

There's genuine pain at the core of Heidecker's character - or at least a numbness where the pain used to reside - but the film is keen on…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 08 Nov 2012

I could not believe how good this movie was. I love tim and eric but this is nothing like their show and tim was amazing…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 07 Nov 2012

The anomie of entitlement pushed to poisonous extremes is the basis of this provocation, which is as frustrating as it is intriguing…

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By Shaneeza A (10) on 07 Nov 2012

Blew me away…

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By Karina Longworth (242) for Village Voice (8,525) on 07 Nov 2012

There's not a false note in the film, but maybe there's a difference between accuracy and truth…

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By April C (104) on 06 Nov 2012

Wonderful observation of wealthy straight white male privilege. If you don't see that, it might be time to check your own privilege…

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