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The Existential Zaniness of <em>Russian Doll</em>

The new Netflix series by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler is a brilliant mix of satire, sci-fi, and sincerity.
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The writer and director Leslye Headland seems to be fascinated by characters confined in prisons of their own making. In her 2008 play, , a cohort of ambitious 20-somethings compromise their own humanity to please a monstrous, legendary film producer (Headland worked for Harvey Weinstein for six years). In 2010’s caustic play, , which became a movie starring Kirsten Dunst and Rebel Wilson, a

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