George Clooney Looks in the Mirror
Jay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s meditation on fame, ego, and the fading glow of Hollywood’s ‘last movie star.’
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Noah Baumbach
Netflix: Watching the Juggernaut in the First Half of 2025
The streaming platform is racking up galactic numbers
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Nothing Can Challenge Netflix
Look at the numbers. The streaming service has disrupted all aspects of the industry.
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Doll Parts
We Sent a Ken to Review ‘Barbie’
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BFG Podcast #086: ‘White Noise,’ ‘M3GAN,’ and ‘Jack Ryan’
Our editor and writers cut through the culture
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The Don DeLillo Film: Not a Total Disaster
The “Airborne Toxic Event” delivers, but the rest of Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ adaptation is a pretentious slog
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BFG Podcast #071: ‘The Rings of Power,’ the Venice Film Festival, and Review-Bombing
Our editor and writers break down the culture
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Lights, Camera, Lido!
A report from the Venice Biennale
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Watching ‘Marriage Story’ When You’re Divorced
Conscious Uncoupling is for the Rich
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Divorce, Baumbach Style
The Brutally Confessional ‘Marriage Story’ Makes for Transcendent Cinema
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Joker’s to the Right
Hope and Despair at the Toronto International Film Festival
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