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BFG Podcast #317: You Can Hear Everything

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Amanda Seyfried, Behemoth!, BFG Podcast, Book and Film Globe podcast, contemporary cinema, culture podcast, documentary ethics, documentary film, Elizabeth Holmes, entertainment podcast, film criticism, film festivals, film podcast, fraud, independent film, international cinema, Kenji Fujishima, Mike Leigh, movie reviews, Nathan Fielder, Neal Pollack, New York cinema, New York Film Festival, NYFF, Silicon Valley, Stephen Garrett, Theranos, Tony Gilroy, true crime documentary, You Can See Everything

Neal, Kenji, and Stephen chat about New York Film Festival, Nathan Fielder, Amanda Seyfried, Mike Leigh, and more

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You Can See Everything, Except the Truth

October 18, 2026October 22, 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

Facebook Is on Trial Again in ‘The Social Reckoning’

October 11, 2026October 12, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments **CSV tag list:** Aaron Sorkin, AI, algorithms, Artificial, Betty Gilpin, Bill Burr, Billy Magnussen, Capitol attack, David Fincher, extremism, Facebook, Frances Haugen, investigative journalism, January 6, Jeff Horwitz, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Luca Guadagnino, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Mikey Madison, misinformation, movie review, Sam Altman, Silicon Valley, social media, tech industry, The Social Network, The Social Reckoning, Wunmi Mosaku

Aaron Sorkin’s new film crackles with dialogue, but can he justify reopening a 2021 case?

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She Is Not a Robot

May 11, 2026May 19, 2026 Elaine Margolin 0 Comments AI, AI and family life, AI and intimacy, AI and journalism, AI and medicine, AI anxiety, AI assistants, AI books, AI ethics, AI parenting, AI relationships, AI therapy, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, automation, book reviews, deep learning, future of AI, generative AI, Google AI, Harper Books, human creativity, Joanna Stern, machine learning, Meta AI, nonfiction books, NotebookLM, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, tech journalism, technology culture, Wall Street Journal, waymo, wearable technology, xAI

Joanna Stern’s book about AI is a fascinating, approachable glimpse of the future

Tips for Winning Bar Bets About Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Netflix

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Stephen Macaulay 0 Comments 45-day theatrical window, Academy Awards, Apple Original Films, Argo, Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Best Picture, box office records, Burbank, cable television revenue, Casablanca, CBS, CODA, Comedy Central, corporate debt, corporate takeover bid, David Ellison, DC Studios, entertainment finance, F1 film, film industry economics, Frankenstein, HBO, Hollywood studios, Hollywood studios history, inside out 2, Larry Ellison, Los Gatos, market capitalization, Max, media consolidation, media mergers, Melrose Avenue, My Fair Lady, Netflix, Nickelodeon, One Battle After Another, Oscar history, Paramount global, Paramount Skydance, Roma, Silicon Valley, Sinners, Skydance Media, Spider-Man: No Way Home, streaming distribution, streaming vs theatrical, streaming wars, Ted Sarandos, The Force Awakens, The Jazz Singer, The Life of Emile Zola, Theatrical window, Titanic, top grossing films, Train Dreams, video on demand, Warner Bros. Discovery, Wings

As WBD goes back on the sale aisle, here are some non-trivial facts about the companies in the drama

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Beavis and Butt-Head Do 2022

August 11, 2022August 16, 2022 Rachel Llewellyn 1 Comment Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Mike Judge, Sacha Baron Cohen, Silicon Valley

The iconic horndog slackers face a strange new world in their TV and film revival

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Are We Moving Away From The Binge Watch?

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Jake Harris 0 Comments Apple TV, Castle Rock, Disney, Game Of Thrones, High School Musical, House of Cards, Hulu, Netflix, Righteous Gemstones, Shudder, Silicon Valley, Stranger Things, The Handmaid's Tale, The Manadalorian, The Path, True Detective, Watchmen

Same Streaming Time, Same Streaming Service

Uncanny Valley

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Alec Berg, Amanda Crew, Gavin Belson, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Matt Ross, Mike Judge, Richard Hendricks, Silicon Valley, Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods

The Pied Piper Crew Screws up One More Time on HBO’s Past-Its-Version-Date ‘Silicon Valley’

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Jim Clark Can See the Future

December 21, 1999August 11, 2018 Amelia Sheldon 0 Comments Geometry Engine, Jim Clark, Marc Andreessen, Michael Lewis, Silicon Graphics, Silicon Valley, Simon & Schuster, The Disorganization Man, The New New Thing

The New New Thing by Michael Lewis

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Save Us, Godzilla!

November 8, 2026November 11, 2026 Neal Pollack 0

Takachi Yamazaki’s ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ sets the stage for a renewed franchise

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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Is Full of Hysterical but Horrible Remorse

November 6, 2026November 11, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

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16 New Books To Read in November

November 1, 2026November 4, 2026 Art McPhail 0

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Norm Was a Vibe

October 31, 2026November 4, 2026 Rob Kutner 1

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