Stone and Fielder star as married HGTV hosts in Showtime’s unrelentingly odd dramedy “The Curse.”
Nathan Fielderfans know he is not interested in giving the audience a comfortable viewing experience.
But what the couple stubbornly refuses to acknowledge is that believing something doesn’t make it fact.
Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, and Tessa Mentus in ‘The Curse’.Richard Foreman Jr./A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
But connect they do.
Whitney and Asher are surrounded by people who quietly despise them but feign tolerance because it serves their needs.
“And as a Native person, that’s basically what you’re doing every day.”
Emma Stone and Benny Safdie in ‘The Curse’.Anna Kooris/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
But Safdie eschews the sleazy reality TV producer stereotype, creating a man who is both pitiful and venal.
The Curseis cursed with unnecessarily long episode runtimes, as so many premium series are.
Expect plenty of “The Curseending explained!”
Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie, and Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’.SHOWTIME
Barkhad Abdi, Hikmah Warsame, and Dahabo Ahmed in ‘The Curse’.Richard Foreman Jr./A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone in ‘The Curse’.Richard Foreman Jr./A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
