Jay Kelly
First screened in November 2025
Director: Noah Baumbach. Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Grace Edwards, Riley Keough, Jim Broadbent, Billy Crudup, Kyle Soller, Louis Partridge, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Doug Cockle, Josh Hamilton, Lars Eidinger, Patsy Ferran, Alba Rohrwacher, Patrick Wilson, Isla Fisher, Stacy Keach. Screenplay: Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer.
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In Brief:
Descendants in a tux: Clooney half-commits to a character who's thornier on paper. Another coasting filmmaker abets him.
VOR:
①
Deflects or backtracks almost any time Jay Kelly or his movie might sit in discomfort or critique. Craven exeuction of broadly familiar material.
Grade: D