‘Serious People’ Review: L.A. Comedy About Indie Filmmakers Hoping to Work for Drake Has No Follow Through on Its Doppelganger Premise

In the L.A. comedy-drama “Serious People,” remarkable naturalism and immense absurdity sit shoulder-to-shoulder. However, as notable as this tension may be, the novelty of the movie’s tonal dissonance eventually wears out, thanks to a story of swapped identities with no real end goal in mind. The film, from directors Pasqual Gutierrez and Ben Mullinkosson, begins […]