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Severance and the myth of work-life balance

By Emily Maskell

Apple TV+’s intriguing workplace drama sets a new, sinister precedent for office culture.

Who should star in the new West End production of The Shining?

By Charles Bramesco

All work and no play will make director Ivo van Hove and star Ben Stiller dull boys.

Brad’s Status

By Phil Concannon

Ben Stiller playing another self-pitying white dude? Yes, but this is thought-provoking and rewarding comedy.

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Noah Baumbach: ‘People sometimes tell me, “Why don’t you just make something funny?”’

By Elena Lazic

The writer/director of The Meyerowitz Stories reveals how he mixes the comic with the tragic.

The Meyerowitz Stories

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Noah Baumbach gets the best out of Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller in this sensitive and witty comedy.

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Watch the first teaser trailer for the new Noah Baumbach movie

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is the latest NY-set ensemble comedy from the director of Frances Ha.

The Meyerowitz Stories – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Adam Sandler delivers one of his rare affecting turns as one of the co-leads in Noah Baumbach’s family comedy.

Can Noah Baumbach save Adam Sandler’s film career?

By Eve Watling

The While We’re Young director has cast the out of favour comic in The Meyerowitz Stories.

A brief guide to the best and worst movie cameos

By Jonathan Bacon

Zoolander 2 uses them terribly, but history tells us that the art of the bit part is anything but simple.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

By Cormac O'Brien

Ben Stiller’s latest directorial effort offers the balmy reassurance of a ‘Hang in There, Kitty’ poster.

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Greenberg

By Adam Woodward

With its wispy idiosyncrasy and sharp, biting humour, Greenberg may well win over the Baumbach cynics.

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