‘Animal Farm’ Gets the Super Mario Bros. Treatment
A surprisingly faithful adaptation of George Orwell’s classic can’t escape its context
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Bill Burr Is On A Freakin’ Tear
The comedian is going hard in the paint against billionaires…while also promoting a Broadway show
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BFG Podcast #174
‘Anora,’ and ‘A Real Pain.’ Plus Meghan Daum stops by to talk to Neal Pollack about writers leaving Twitter and about the rise of Justine Bateman
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‘A Real Pain’: Just Your Average Millennial Generational Holocaust Trauma Buddy Comedy
The struggle is real for Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin’s cousins on a historical tour of Poland
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BFG Podcast #137
The ‘Barbie’ snub, ‘You Are What You Eat,’ and a report from the Sundance Film Festival
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Notes From a Smaller Sundance
Fewer big stars don’t diminish the slate of indie films, but we request that the shuttle buses run on time next year
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The Year’s Best TV
Our critic watched as much as he could
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Memories of the Jeremy Strong Discourse
The final word on this year’s most controversial celebrity profile
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‘No Sudden Move’ Is A Winning Heist
Soderbergh’s newest film marks a delightfully twisty return to his roots
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