The Debut review – Julianne Moore is a thrill in Jesse Eisenberg’s oddball comedy

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Toronto film festival: riotous lead performance holds together third movie from actor turned film-maker, about a housewife who joins a local musical Jesse Eisenberg’s last two directorial efforts – the prickly comedy When You Finish Saving the World…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:51:47 UTC.

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