darkly

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s darkly comedic action-thriller “One Battle After Another” won the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, continuing its dominating run through awards season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson's darkly comic thriller, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was the biggest winner on the night, picking up six awards out of the 14 it was up for.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Diplomats joke darkly about Petro being "Zelenskyed" -- receiving an Oval Office dressing down like the Ukrainian president.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

But “No Other Choice,” a humane — and darkly comic — look at ugly things people can do when desperate felt like a potential breakthrough.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Inside it you can see paintings, of women in long somber dresses, their hair covered by white caps, and of upright men, darkly clothed and unsmiling.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood