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HBO’s Superhero Satire ‘The Franchise’ Is Cathartic but Thin: TV Review
Executive produced by Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes, HBO's superhero satire 'The Franchise' is a cathartic but thin take on the MCU and its ilk.
Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Franchise' On HBO, A Comedy About A Superhero Franchise Movie Going Sideways
The series is co-created by Jon Brown, Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci. Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Lolly Adefope and Daniel Brühl star.
‘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: 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’ marvels at the stupidity of superhero culture
And it’s the main thing differentiating “The Franchise,” HBO’s latest sendup of the entertainment industry, from all the other satires about superhero movies, Hollywood and the crass commercialization of art.
‘The Franchise’ Review: Cutting Marvel Down to Size
The new HBO series “The Franchise” satirizes the making of a superhero movie by a fictional movie studio that is Marvel in all but name. (The actual fictional name is Maximum Studios.) Warner Bros. Discovery,
‘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,
HBO’s The Franchise Makes Superhero Moviemaking Look Super Silly — And That’s the Point, Says EP Sam Mendes
HBO’s The Franchise may forever alter the way you experience a big-budget, IP-driven movie, by revealing just how silly it can be to film such an overblown spectacle. Premiering this Sunday, Oct.6 at 10/9c and counting two-time James Bond movie director Sam Mendes among its executive producers,
The Franchise Isn’t Super Satire, But It Is a Fun Hang
Veep’s Armando Iannucci sends up superhero fatigue with a workplace comedy that thrives when it’s not succumbing to cynicism.
The Franchise Review: HBO's Superhero Satire Is So Good It Will Genuinely Make You Laugh Out Loud
The Franchise is so good and fun precisely because it has excellent, quippy writing, cast chemistry, and a steady stream of comedic situations.
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HBO Just Quietly Released the Smartest Superhero Show of the Year
On most movie sets, the director can seem like a captain steering a massive ship through choppy waters while commanding a ...
‘Industry’ Star Marisa Abela Asked To Tone Down Sex Scenes In S3 Of Hit HBO Banking Drama
Abela – who also played Amy Winehouse in the biopic film Back to Black about the life of the tragic London artist – shared ...
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Crypto News This Week: HBO to Explore True Identity of Satoshi, Bitwise Files For XRP ETF
HBO investigates Bitcoin creator's identity, Bitwise files for XRP ETF, and Coinbase to delist non-compliant EU stablecoins.
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 ...
Joel Kinnaman Says He "Would Never Be On A Show Like" HBO's ‘Peacemaker' To Reprise Rick Flag Jr. Role; James Gunn Teases Frank Grillo's Rick Flag Sr.
Joel Kinnaman wants DC Comics fans to believe he will not reprise his role as Rick Flag Jr. in HBO’s Peacemaker. Kinnaman ...
New 'Salem's Lot' is now streaming on HBO Max. Here's where they filmed in Massachusetts
The original version of "Salem's Lot" is can be rented on Prime TV and Apple TV and is available with a subscription on HBO ...
HBO’s Satirical ‘Franchise,’ American Music Awards Turns 50, ‘SEAL Team’ Signs Off, Ellen’s Breakthrough
Cinematic Universe, when a satirical comedy from producer-writers of Veep and Succession goes behind the chaotic scenes of a ...
HBO’s new superhero studio spoof The Franchise inspired by real-life Hollywood chaos
Eve of the Storm, The Franchise focuses on the people who don’t walk the red carpet from a low-level producer to a third ...