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DOCUMENTARY FILM

You Can See Everything, Except the Truth

October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Abbott and Costello, AI, artificial intelligence, authenticity, Billy Evans, corporate fraud, deepfakes, documentary ethics, documentary film, documentary review, Edison blood-testing device, Elizabeth Holmes, Enron, Errol Morris, experimental documentary, film criticism, Frederick Wiseman, investigative documentary, Lance Oppenheim, media manipulation, mockumentary, movie reviews, Nathan Fielder, Nathan For You, reality and illusion, Silicon Valley, tech startups, The Rehearsal, Theranos, Theranos scandal, true crime documentary, truth and deception, Werner Herzog, white collar crime, Who's on First, You Can See Everything

Feel free to mix Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans but that’s no recipe for non-fiction

Two Highlights From the New York Film Festival Main Slate

October 16, 2026October 15, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments 8 1 2, Adam Driver, Aftersun, Alice Bailey Johnson, All of a Sudden, Andor, art and empathy, arthouse cinema, Birgit Minichmayr, British cinema, Cannes Film Festival, capitalism, Carlos Reygadas, Charlotte Wells, dementia, Drive My Car, elder care, Emeric Pressburger, Everytime, experimental cinema, Federico Fellini, female friendship, Film at Lincoln Center, film criticism, film scores, French cinema, Gone to Earth, Gregory Oke, grief, Hard Truths, Heil Jupiter!, James Gray, Japanese cinema, JoBeth Williams, Kate OFlynn, Marion Bailey, Michael Clayton, Michael Powell, Mike Leigh, Miles Teller, mortality, movie reviews, New York Film Festival, New York Film Festival 2026, nursing homes, NYFF 2026, Paul Jesson, Pedro Pascal, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, social realism, social workers, surrealism, Tao Okamoto, Tender Loving Care, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Virginie Efira, Widow's Bay

The probable last film from a British legend and the latest work from a Japanese master brightened this year’s edition of this festival of festivals.

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Two Disappointments in the New York Film Festival Main Slate

October 15, 2026October 19, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments 8 1 2, Adam Driver, Aftersun, Andor, arthouse cinema, Behemoth!, Birgit Minichmayr, Cannes Film Festival, Carlos Reygadas, Charlotte Wells, classical music, Emeric Pressburger, Eva Victor, Everytime, experimental cinema, Federico Fellini, Film at Lincoln Center, film criticism, film scores, Gone to Earth, Gregory Oke, grief, Heil Jupiter!, James Gray, JoBeth Williams, Michael Clayton, Michael Powell, Miles Teller, movie reviews, New York Film Festival, New York Film Festival 2026, NYFF 2026, Olivia Wilde, Paper Tiger, Pedro Pascal, Sandra Wollner, Scarlett Johansson, surrealism, TIFF, Tony Gilroy, Toronto International Film Festival, Will Arnett

Pre-festival hype and even stars like Pedro Pascal and Olivia Wilde don’t always satisfy

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BFG Podcast #316: Boomer Hollywood Twilight

October 12, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Boomer Hollywood, Chris Hansen, cinema, Digger, Facebook, film criticism, Hollywood, Lance Oppenheim, Mikey Madison, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Podcast, podcast episode, Primetime, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Garrett, Streaming, The Social Network, The Social Reckoning, To Catch a Predator, Tom Cruise

Neal and Stephen chat about Aaron Sorkin, Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson and more

On Bond Day We Ask, Should James Bond Still Exist Today?

October 5, 2026October 4, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 1 Comment 007, action films, Amazon MGM Studios, Aston Martin, British cinema, Casino Royale, Cold War, Daniel Aaron, Daniel Craig, Dr. No, espionage, film criticism, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond Day, masculinity, Moonraker, movie history, Pop Culture, Sean Connery, spy films, The Spy Who Loved Me

Will we still love 007 now he’s 64?

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BFG Podcast #313: Dinosaurs in Suburbia, 24 Hours of Romance, and a Summer of Growing Up

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Anthony Bourdain, film criticism, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Podcast, Pop Culture, Sea of Reeds Media, Stephen Garrett, Tony

Neal, Stephen and Laura discuss summer movies about food, horror, and romance

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BFG Podcast #312: Is Spider-Man Any Good? Plus, Summer Dragon Fights for All!

August 7, 2026August 12, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments film criticism, House of Dragon, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Omar Gallaga, Podcast, Pop Culture, Sea of Reeds Media, Stephen Garrett

Neal, Stephen and Omar call in from all points on the map to debate comic book movies and fantasy series

The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of ‘The Odyssey’

August 3, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Ben-Hur, Brad Pitt, Brett Ratner, casting, Christopher Nolan, Elon Musk, Exodus Gods and Kings, film criticism, Greek history, Greek mythology, Hercules, Hollywood, Homer, Hugh Jackman, Jason and the Argonauts, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, Mel Gibson, movie review, Nicholas Galitzine, Renny Harlin, representation, Ridley Scott, The Legend of Hercules, The Odyssey, The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments, Theo James, Tom Holland, Troy, whitewashing, Zendaya, Zoe Kazan

Where are the Greek actors for a Greek epic?

BFG Podcast #311: Christopher Nolan, Olivia Wilde, and Arguments Over Seth Rogen

July 29, 2026August 1, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, film criticism, laura pruden, Matthew Sheffer, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Olivia Wilde, Podcast, Pop Culture, Rashida Jones, Sea of Reeds Media, Seth Rogen, Stephen Garrett, Toy Story 5

Neal, Stephen and Laura leap into the ocean of ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Invite’ discourse

What Does ‘Network’ Have To Tell Us About Outrage, 50 Years On

July 24, 2026July 20, 2026 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1976 films, Arthur Jensen, Beatrice Straight, broadcast journalism, capitalism, classic cinema, corporate media, Criterion Collection, Diana Christensen, Faye Dunaway, film criticism, globalization, Howard Beale, Jamelle Bouie, JD Vance, Journalism, Max Schumacher, media criticism, Ned Beatty, neoliberalism, Network, news media, Oscar winners, Paddy Chayefsky, PBS NewsHour, Peter Finch, ratings, Richard Nixon, Robert Duvall, sensationalism, Sidney Lumet, Television, The Guardian, UBS, Watergate, William Holden

We’re still ‘mad as hell’ but now everyone is yelling into the ether

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

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Ross McElwee Takes a Long, Hard Look at His Late Son and Himself in ‘Remake’

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments 4K restoration, Adrian McElwee, Albert Maysles, Amy Adams, autobiographical documentary, bipolar disorder, Chris Marker, CIvil War, D.A. Pennebaker, David Maysles, direct cinema, documentary, documentary film, film criticism, Film Forum, Film Forum NYC, film restoration, filmmaking, grief, independent film, Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, National Film Registry, nonfiction cinema, opioid addiction, personal documentary, Remake, Ross McElwee, Sans Soleil, Sherman's March, Steve Carr, William Tecumseh Sherman

The latest from the legendary documentarian is his most devastating yet.

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America at 250 Is a Clash of ‘Taxi Driver’ vs ‘All the President’s Men’

July 3, 2026July 9, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 1970s cinema, 1976 films, Alan J. Pakula, algorithms, alienation, All the President's Men, America at 250, American cinema, American politics, antihero, Ben Bradlee, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, cultural criticism, democracy, Dustin Hoffman, Fight Club, film criticism, Hollywood, institutions, Journalism, local journalism, loneliness, loneliness epidemic, manosphere, Martin Scorsese, media consolidation, media trust, movies, news media, newspapers, Paul Schrader, political films, Richard Nixon, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, social media, Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle, Washington Post, Watergate

Travis Bickle is wiping the floor with Woodward and Bernstein

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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

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Run, Don’t Walk To See a One-Man, Three-Hour Biopic of French Poet Arthur Rimbaud, Really

June 25, 2026June 29, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments 2026 films, A Bread Factory, A Rimbaud, A Season in Hell, Amy Williams, art house cinema, arthouse movies, Arthur Rimbaud, avant garde film, biographical films, Blake Draper, cinematic experimentation, cinematography, Dan Schlosberg, experimental cinema, film criticism, Frank Barrera, French poetry, In the Family, independent cinema, independent film, indie filmmaking, literary adaptations, microbudget filmmaking, New York film scene, Patrick Wang, Paul Verlaine, poet biopics, poetry and film, psychological portrait, Roger Ebert, Roxy Cinema, self distribution, The Drunken Boat, The Grief of Others, Tribeca, world cinema

If you’re into risk-taking, boundary-pushing cinema, find and see Patrick Wang’s latest film.

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