Noah Baumbach

Oscars 2026: Will Hamnet with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley get a best picture nomination?

It might be early, but we’re betting on these 10 movies getting the all-important Oscars nod next year

Tue Mar 04 2025 - 05:33

Bat for Lashes: The Dream of Delphi – A profound record inspired by motherhood

Natasha Khan’s sixth album is a collection of ‘song poems’ exploring the idea of the ‘mother witch’

Thu May 23 2024 - 05:15

Barbie review: Margot Robbie is explosive in Greta Gerwig’s lurid assault on senses

The screenplay is positively philosophical at times, as a self-conscious plot spins ever deeper into creative absurdity

Thu Jul 20 2023 - 05:56

White Noise: Skewering black humour saves Greta Gerwig and Adam Driver

Noah Baumbach’s fitful adaptation of Don DeLillo book is sometimes funny, sometimes mad, sometimes flaccid

Fri Dec 09 2022 - 05:15

‘I threw up in front of two Kardashians. I don’t think this is a big memory for them. Only for me’

Greta Gerwig tells Maureen Dowd about making Barbie, working in front of and behind the camera and collaborating with her partner, Noah Baumbach

Tue Dec 06 2022 - 05:30

Oscars 2023: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees

Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:30

Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now

There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00

Jesse Eisenberg’s Irish film: ‘It’s about the desperation of wanting to buy a house’

Far from unlikeable, the star of horror Vivarium is a refreshingly honest interviewee

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 05:00

Oscars 2020: Parasite triggers great upset as cult Korean film wins best picture

Saoirse Ronan misses out; Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger take home Academy Awards

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 05:53

Netflix falling short in ferocious Oscar drive

A $70m campaign and 24 nominations may not bring it a big night

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 16:00

Hollywood’s Netflix tensions still bubbling as streamer returns to red carpet

A Best Picture Oscar may have to wait, but company is winning its war on film release windows

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 05:15

Bong Joon Ho: ‘Even among ourselves we wonder why Korean cinema exploded’

His movie Parasite is bookies’ favourite – ahead of The Irishman and Joker – for a best film Oscar

Sat Feb 01 2020 - 05:00

Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now

Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 06:10

Adam Driver: ‘Acting is not glamorous in its making’

The Oscar-nominated Marriage Story actor on why he will not watch himself on screen

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 16:15

Oscars 2020 nominations: the complete list

Saoirse Ronan gets nominated for Little Women role as best director shortlist dominated by men

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 13:55

Saoirse Ronan: ‘I can go anywhere. I have a lovely place to come back to’

The 24-year-old Irish actor on Little Women, awards season and her sense of home

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:03

Film is still dodging bullets despite being under heavy fire

The Decade in Culture: As we move into the roaring twenties many things remain the same about the seventh art

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 05:00

Fifty Shades, Kanye, Love/Hate: The films, TV, books and music that defined the decade

The Decade in Culture: The most impactful books, series and performers of 2010-19

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 06:00

Screen Actors Guild awards: have Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar hopes been dented?

No nomination for Irish star of Little Women but Andrew Scott gets nod for Fleabag

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 16:58

Golden Globes 2020: Saoirse Ronan nominated for best actress

Irish actor picks up fifth nod, for Little Women. Andrew Scott named for Fleabag

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 13:18

The best 50 films of 2019: Odd, rich, startlingly varied. And brilliant

We start with Monos, Marriage Story and Midsommar. Find out what else makes the cut

Sun Dec 08 2019 - 06:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in December

You season 2, Noah Baumback’s Marriage Story, 6 Underground and The Witcher

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 05:45

Marriage Story: A bitter divorce war with a surprisingly soft heart

Review: Scarlett Johansson has never been better and Adam Driver is equally good in Noah Baumbach’s breakup tale

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 05:00

What’s up and what’s down at the Toronto International Film Festival

Knives Out, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, The Goldfinch and The Report among the contenders

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 06:00

A dull Goldfinch, two funny popes, and Scarlett Johansson’s broken marriage

Toronto film festival: Opening weekend also included Knives Out, Greed and Sea Fever

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 11:15

Which films are in contention as interminable awards season ramps up?

Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 05:00

The 10 best Netflix and Amazon Prime shows to watch in October

Operation Finale, Dancing Queen, The Romanoffs, Making a Murderer 2 and more

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 14:40

The Boy Downstairs: ‘When Harry Met Sally’ for millennials

Zosia Mamet shows a delicate comic touch in this hugely likeable New York rom-com

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 05:00

Greta Gerwig: Our New VBF

The actor and writer has now directed ‘Lady Bird’, one of the hottest movies around

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 05:00

Adam Driver: ‘There’s a double standard for men and women’

The ‘Star Wars’ actor on leaving the marines, filming nude and getting to know his dark side

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 09:07

The best shows on Netflix and Amazon in October

There are scares aplenty in store next month

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 14:00

Frankie Cosmos: A star vehicle for a Hollywood child

Her parents are Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, but Greta Kline is no Hollywood brat. She’s taking the DIY route to stardom via her band Frankie Cosmos

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 05:00

Palm Dog goes to the pooch from The Meyerowitz Stories

Bruno the poodle from Noah Baumbach’s film is top dog of Cannes 2017

Sat May 27 2017 - 06:00

The Meyerowitz Stories: Adam Sandler give his best performance in a decade

Cannes 2017: Noah Baumbach's star-studded latest for Netflix is a welcome addition to his great comic oeuvre

Sun May 21 2017 - 15:22