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It’s presented as dramatic dialogue, or maybe as absurdist tragicomedy.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Beats that might once have been framed through a hazy, absurdist lens now play as something much more fatalistic and frightening.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Seemingly on a quest to make a film in each genre, though always through the lens of black comedy, The Lobster was his stab at dystopian, absurdist…romance?
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The 27-year-old Canadian astrophysicist wannabe turned content creator turned actor first captured people’s attention on TikTok with his absurdist comedy skits.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Beats that might once have been framed through a hazy, absurdist lens now play as something much more fatalistic and frightening.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Seemingly on a quest to make a film in each genre, though always through the lens of black comedy, The Lobster was his stab at dystopian, absurdist…romance?
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The 27-year-old Canadian astrophysicist wannabe turned content creator turned actor first captured people’s attention on TikTok with his absurdist comedy skits.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Absurdist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absurdist. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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