‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore And Paul Giamatti Get Big Laughs In Jesse Eisenberg’s Hilarious And Even Sweet Look At Community Theatre – Telluride Film Festival
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At times downright hilarious, at other times so farcical it nearly sails over the top, and at other times quite poignant, Jesse Eisenberg’s third time out writing and directing a feature film, The Debut, throws it all at the wall, hits its target mos…
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What holds it together is the suppleness of Eisenberg’s voice as a writer-director (the wit that singes, the story that never stops poking around corners), and the utterly astonishing performance of Julianne Moore, who plays a crumpled-up wallflower…
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The 2026 Telluride kicked off Friday, September 5, in Colorado and runs through Labor Day. The 53rd edition of the fest kicks off with first-day films including seven-time Oscar nominee Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care and the Andrew Scott-led Elsinore.
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