‘The Curse’ is a winding tragic comedy from the minds of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie

It was a foregone conclusion that “The Curse,” co-created by and co-starring Nathan Fielder, from “Nathan for You” and “The Rehearsal,” and Benny Safdie of the film-directing Safdie Brothers, of “Good Time” and “Uncut Gems,” would be at least interesting. Possibly you are meant to wonder as you go, just what path you’re finally on; that was definitely the case with “The Rehearsal.” The tone is more tragic than comic, even if it has something of the exaggerated tone and farcical situations of comedy — indeed, it reportedly started out as a half-hour sitcom before morphing into its present, darker, hour-long form. “Come on, it’ll be fun,” he says again and again, as he attempts to manipulate people into giving him what he wants — which is to say, fun for him. Abshir, Nala and Hani in “The Curse.” That’s just the beginning of a long trip, made longer by the creators’ interest in letting scenes run on, even minor or interstitial scenes — I was reminded of David Lynch’s third season of “Twin Peaks” and of Stanley Kubrick — which creates both reality and anxiety. Benny Safdie, who co-created “The Curse,” stars as Dougie, who is Asher’s friend and is shooting the pilot.