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.
by Sophie Gilbert
Jan 31, 2019
2 minutes
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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