Awesome Dark Comedies

LOL, ROFL, LMFAO, I’M DEAD. These are the kinds of silly shorthand we text each other all the time. LAMAR + NIK’s short comedy film looks at the real-world consequences of texting things we don’t literally mean. This is as close as you’re gonna get to a behind-the-scenes video.

With greedflation on the rise and personal incomes not keeping up, it’s not easy to make a decent living these days. Animator Ben Meinhardt’s short film Living the Dream offers a darkly comedic look at modern life for a guy who graduates from school and leaves his parents’ house only to face a harsh reality in the big city.

Christoph Waltz portrays an intimidating new boss sent to run a successful game developer after its CEO is killed in his office. The dark comedy will follow Waltz’s efforts to unnecessarily streamline operations as his staff tries to figure out the real reason he showed up. Drops 2.24.23 on Amazon Prime.