Richard Crouse: ‘Digger’ Values Audacity, Ambition and Theatrics in Catastrophic Dark Satire

Richard Crouse: ‘Digger’ values audacity, ambition and theatrics in catastrophic dark satire

Echoes of 'Dr. Strangelove' reverberate throughout 'Digger,' as both are absurdist nightmare comedies that skewer the egos and ideologies of powerful men who focus on the narrative of a crisis rather than dealing with it.

Digger Review: Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Satire Is Stale But Never Boring

Many were optimistic that the first Trump Presidential term would be, at the very least, a blessing for satire. Two years into his second term and a former member of his cabinet was the one to declare comedy “legal” again, and the most lightweight of comedians were forced off the air in attempts by the […] The post Digger Review: Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Satire Is Stale But Never Boring first appeared on The Film Stage.

‘Digger’ Fills the Ditch Dug by Irresponsible Political Satire

As the screen illuminates with bubbles and greenery, the world of “Digger” begins to slowly reveal itself. Beneath the veils of prosperity and peace outlined by the initial exposition is a world that struggles to imitate the lost beauties of nature.  Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s insidious new film “Digger” divorces itself from contemporary satirical comedies by begging deep questions about what it means to be entertained in a dystopian world…