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‘The Hawk’ Scores a Triple Bogey

August 2, 2026August 5, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Anchorman, Blades of Glory, Book and Film Globe, Chili's, Comedy, Destin Daniel Cretton, Fortune Feimster, golf, golf comedy, Jimmy Tatro, Luke Wilson, Molly Shannon, Netflix, PGA Tour, Ricky Bobby, sports comedy, Streaming Television, Talladega Nights, Television, The Hawk, TV review, Will Ferrell

The latest Will Ferrell vehicle is a large, empty, golfing bus

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Extras: An Obituary

July 22, 2026July 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 1 Comment AI, Alex Garland, animatronics, Arab Legion, Avengers: Endgame, background actors, Battle of Aqaba, blockbusters, Book and Film Globe, CGI, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, CIvil War, D Day, David Lean, David Lean films, digital crowds, Dunkirk, epic cinema, Extras, film history, film production, Greece, Hollywood, Jordan, King Hussein, King Hussein of Jordan, Lawrence of Arabia, Lawrence of Arabia battle scene, Matt Damon, Messenia, Normandy, Oppenheimer, Peter Jackson, practical effects, puppetry, Ray Mendoza, SAG-AFTRA, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Steven Spielberg, T.E. Lawrence, Tenet, The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, The Odyssey, union actors, visual effects, William Tecumseh Sherman

AI sounds the death knell for living crowds of people on film

BFG Podcast #310: ‘Supergirl,’ ‘Minions and Monsters,’ and a Load of Jackasses

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments bar trivia, Book and Film Globe, DC Studios, film criticism, Illumination, Jackass Best and Last, Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! Bar League, Jessica Babbitt, Matthew Sheffer, Minions and Monsters, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Paramount Pictures, Pixar, Podcast, Pop Culture, Post-Trebek Stress Disorder, pub trivia, Sea of Reeds Media, Stephen Garrett, Supergirl, Toy Story 5, trivia, trivia championships

Neal, Stephen and Jessica talk summer movies, Jeopardy! bar trivia, Jackasses and more

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Traumatized Young Woman?

July 10, 2026July 14, 2026 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Book and Film Globe, comic book movies, CW Supergirl, DC Comics, DC Studios, DC Universe, Fantasy, film review, Gal Gadot, graphic novels, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Helen Slater, James Gunn, Justice League Unlimited, Kara Zor-El, Krypton, Melissa Benoist, Milly Alcock, Patty Jenkins, science fiction, Supergirl, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, superhero movies, Superman, women superheroes, Wonder Woman

‘Supergirl’ disappoints in all the key ways

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The Long, Poisonous Roots of Conspiracy Theories

July 8, 2026July 10, 2026 Gordon Haber 0 Comments Andrew McKenzie-McHarg, anti-vaxxers, Book and Film Globe, Book Review, CIA, conspiracy theories, conspiracy theory, Deep State, disinformation, fake news, Franz Neumann, Girolamo Savonarola, Great Replacement, Hannah Arendt, history, Intellectual History, John F. Kennedy assassination, Joseph McCarthy, Karl Popper, Marxism, Maurice Joly, misinformation, Niccolò Machiavelli, Nonfiction, OSS, philosophy, Pizzagate, political history, politics, Princeton University Press, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, psychology, QAnon, Richard Hofstadter, Stop the Steal, The Hidden History of Conspiracy Theory, The Prince, Watergate

In his ‘Hidden History’ Andrew McKenzie-McHarg goes back to Machiavelli and wide to ‘Yankees and Cowboys’

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Minions and Monsters With Movies and Mayhem

July 4, 2026July 9, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Allison Janney, animated film, animation, Bobby Moynihan, Book and Film Globe, Brian Lynch, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Christoph Waltz, Comedy, Cthulhu, Despicable Me, family film, film review, George Lucas, H.P. Lovecraft, Harold Lloyd, Hollywood, Illumination, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Minions, Minions and Monsters, Modern Times, movies, Phil LaMarr, Pierre Coffin, Safety Last, silent films, Steamboat Bill Jr, The Blob, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Trey Parker, Universal Pictures, Zoey Deutch

Is this the nail in the Pierre Coffin series?

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The Last Jackass Claims To Be Their Best

June 27, 2026July 1, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Adam Ray, American comedy, Bad Grandpa, Bam Margera, Book and Film Globe, Brad Pitt, Busby Berkeley, Buster Keaton, Chris Pontius, comedy films, Corona song, Danger Ehren, Dark Shark, Dave England, Dickhouse Productions, documentary films, film criticism, Jackass, Jackass Best and Last, Jackass Forever, Jasper Dolphin, Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Looney Tunes, Minutemen, movie review, MTV, nostalgia, Oscar Stunt Design, Paramount Pictures, physical comedy, Poopies, Pop Culture, prank movies, Preston Lacy, Rachel Wolfson, Ryan Dunn, skate culture, Steve O, stunt comedy, Wee Man

Johnny Knoxville and crew in a butt-stuffing swansong

BFG Podcast #309: ‘Disclosure Day,’ ‘Backrooms,’ and Nicolas Cage With the Power of Spider

June 17, 2026June 18, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Amazon Prime Video, Backrooms, BFG Podcast, Book and Film Globe, Book and Film Globe podcast, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Daniel Aaron, Disclosure Day, Emily Blunt, film criticism, Hollywood, independent horror, Josh O'Connor, liminal spaces, Matthew Sheffer, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Nicolas Cage, pop culture podcast, Prime Video, Renate Reinsve, science fiction films, Scott Gold, Spider Noir, Spider-Man, Stephen Garrett, Steven Spielberg

Neal Pollack, Daniel Aaron, Stephen Garrett are united by new, freshly bought and owned theme music!

BFG Podcast #308: ‘Obsession,’ ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ and a Whole Cannes of Worms

June 3, 2026June 4, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments 2026 movies, BFG Podcast, Book and Film Globe, Book and Film Globe podcast, Cannes 2026, Cannes coverage, Cannes Film Festival, Dan Friedman, Daniel Aaron, entertainment podcast, Festival Coverage, film festivals, film journalism, Grogu, Hollywood, horror cinema, horror movies, Inde Navarrette, independent film, Jeremy Allen White, Jon Favreau, Neal Pollack, OBSESSION, podcast recommendations, Rotta the Hutt, science fiction films, Star Wars, Star Wars franchise, Stephen Garrett, The Mandalorian and Grogu

Neal Pollack welcomes Daniel Aaron, Stephen Garrett, and Dan Friedman to the Pod Dome

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BFG Podcast #306: Michael Jackson, Ian McKellen, Anne Hathaway, Their Films and More

May 6, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments art world satire, back in black, BFG Podcast, blockbuster season, Bohemian Rhapsody, Book and Film Globe, british acting, celebrity biopics, cinema discussion, Colman Domingo, cultural criticism, Emily Blunt, entertainment journalism, entertainment podcast, fashion industry satire, fashion movies, film criticism, film criticism podcast, gillian gaar, Hollywood sequels, Ian McKellen, Indie Film, Jackson 5, jeff bezos parody, Justin Theroux, london art world, Meryl Streep, Michael Jackson, michael jackson biopic, michael movie, Michaela Coel, movie industry commentary, movie podcast, movie reviews, music biopics, music podcast, Neal Pollack, pop culture podcast, pop music movies, prestige cinema, sequel fatigue, Stephen Garrett, Steven Soderbergh, summer movie season, The Christophers, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Drama, victory tour

Neal Pollack, Gillian Gaar, and Stephen Garrett discuss biopics, drama, and people who oughtta retire

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BFG Podcast #203: ‘The Forsytes,’ ‘Age of Attraction,’ ‘Survivor,’ and, of course, ‘Fackham Hall’

April 6, 2026April 7, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Age of Attraction, BFG Podcast, Book and Film Globe, Bridgerton comparison, British TV drama, fackham hall, HBO Max, Jessica Babbitt, Masterpiece Theatre, Neal Pollack, Netflix reality TV, PBS Masterpiece, pop culture podcast, reality TV trends, Survivor, Survivor Season 50, The Forsyte Saga, The Forsytes, TikTok creators, TV criticism, TV previews

Neal Pollack talks to pop-culture savant Jessica Babbitt about what’s going on this spring

April Showers You With Great Books!

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments Ada Limon, Ada Limon poetry, Against Breaking, Ally Condie, April 2026 book releases, April 2026 books, Ben Lerner, Ben Lerner novel, Beverly Gage, Beverly Gage history, biography, Book and Film Globe, Burn the Haystack, Chanda Prescod Weinstein science, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Doubleday, Dutton, Farrar Straus and Giroux, George Orwell biography, George Orwell Life and Legacy, Go Gentle, Grand Central Publishing, HarperOne, history, Jennie Young, Judy Batalion, Judy Batalion novel, literary fiction, London Falling, Maria Semple, Maria Semple novel, new books April 2026, Nonfiction, Oxford University Press, Pantheon, Patrick Radden Keefe, Patrick Radden Keefe nonfiction, Poetry, politics, Putnam, Robert Colls, S L Huang, science fiction, Scribner, Simon and Schuster, spring books 2026, The Edge of Space-Time, The Girls Trip, The Language of Liars, The Last Woman of Warsaw, This Land Is Your Land, thriller, Tor Books, Transcription

Here are 11 new releases for spring

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BFG Podcast #202: SXSW, ‘Project Hail Mary,’ and Guy Fieri’s ‘Tournament of Champions’

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Neal Pollack 1 Comment America's Culinary Cup, Apple TV Plus, astronauts, Austin Texas, BFG Podcast, Book and Film Globe, CBS cooking show, Dan Friedman, Elle Fanning, Festival Coverage, festival culture, Film festival, film review, flashback narratives, food competition shows, Food Network, Guy Fieri, HBO comedy, Larry David, live music, Margot's Got Money Troubles, media criticism, Neal Pollack, Nick Jonas, Omar Gallaga, Once film, Paul Rudd, podcast episode, power ballad, Project Hail Mary, Robert Dean, science fiction, Sing Street director, South By Southwest, space movies, SXSW 2026, Top Chef, Tournament Of Champions, TV previews

Neal Pollack, Omar Gallaga, Dan Friedman, and Robert Dean talk food, film, and the future of humanity

Everything You Need to Know for the Oscars Tonight

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Academy Awards, arthouse cinema, awards preview, Awards Season, Best Picture, Book and Film Globe, Bugonia, Chloé Zhao, cinema, Emma Stone, Film Awards, film criticism, film industry, genre film, Hamnet, Hollywood, independent film, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, movie awards, Oscars, Oscars 2026, Paul Mescal, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Yorgos Lanthimos

Make Book and Film Globe your Academy Companion

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Everything That’s Streaming in February 2026

January 29, 2026February 2, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments A24, Adam Scott, Age of Innocence, Alex Garland, All That Heaven Allows, Andrew Stanton, Apple TV, Ashton Kutcher, Beastie Boys, Behind the Scenes, Big City Blues, Black History Month, Blossoms Shanghai, Book and Film Globe, Boris Grebenshchikov, Boys Go To Jupiter, Bridgerton, Bright Star, Bullitt, Callum Turner, Can You Keep A Secret, Charles Walton, Christian Comedy, CIA Series, Cooper Hoffman, Criterion Channel, Cross, Cross Season 2, Daveed Diggs, Death Proof, Deep Blue Sea, Disney Plus, documentary premieres, Drive to Survive, Eddie Vedder, Elizabeth Olsen, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Eternity, F1, Faith Deconstruction, Film Premieres, Finding Nemo, For All Mankind, Formula 1, Grace Glowicki, Gymnastics, Hard Boiled, Hard to Handle, HBO Max, Heat Lightning, High Pressure, Honey Bunch, Hooper, How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, Hulu, Imagineering, In the Blink of an Eye, In the Mood for Love, In the Night Agent, J.D. and Turk, Jack Whitehall, Janelle James, Jason Isaacs, Jerry Seinfeld, John Carter, John Oliver, Kate Dickie, Kate McKinnon, Keith David, Keke Palmer, Larry David, Last Sacrifice, Last Week Tonight, Lauren Graham, Legal Drama, Lesbian Romance, Lethal Weapon, Like Water for Chocolate, Ling Zi, Lisa McGee, Little Caesar, Live Comedy, Love Is Blind, Madcap Comedy, Man on the Run, Matter of Time, Maurice, Michael Apted, Michael Keaton, Miles Teller, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Movies 2026, My Own Private Idaho, NBA Documentary, Neighbors Series, Netflix Premieres, NFL Draft, Night Agent, Nine Perfect Strangers, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Paramount Plus, Paul McCartney, Peacock, Penelope Cruz, Peppermint Patty, Peter Dinklage, Peter Hujar, Police Story, Preparations to Be Together, Prime Video, Prodigal Daughter, Rashida Jones, Reboots and Revivals, Relationship Goals, Remakes, Romantic Drama, Sabrina Carpenter, Safety Last, Sci Fi Series, Scrubs Revival, Seth Rogen, Shudder, Skateboarding, Sleepless in Seattle, Soap opera, Soul Power, Sports Documentaries, Stagecoach, Standup comedy, Steamboat Bill Jr, Stephen Root, Streaming Guide, Strip Law, Stunts Film Block, Sudanese Film Group, Sundance 2026, Taylor Tomlinson, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The CEO Club, The Deep Blue Sea, The General, The Gray House, The Invite, The Last Thing He Told Me, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Muppet Show, The Night Agent, The Road Warrior, The Wicker Man, Three on a Match, Thriller Series, To Live and Die in LA, Tom Ellis, Tom Hanks, Tomlinson Special, Trevor Noah, TV Premieres, Uncle Ye, Upcoming Documentaries, Ursula K Le Guin, Valentine’s Day Movies, Variety Shows, Wall-E, We Call It Imagineering, Wedding Comedy, WETA Workshop, Winter Olympics, Women in Comedy, Wuthering Heights, Yearning Film Block

Winter continues with reboots of ‘Scrubs,’ ‘The Muppet Show,’ and the Winter Olympics

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