Jay Kelly
Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly Review: The Cost of a Fading Stardom I have only seen a handful of Noah Baumbach's films— The Squid and the Whale , Marriage Story , and While We're Young . I’ve noticed that his films all carry strong autobiographical touches, especially The Squid and the Whale and Marriage Story , which deal directly with his parents' divorce and his own. As a result, the performances and settings always feel incredibly authentic. Baumbach easily attracts A-list talent like Scarlett Johansson, Ben Stiller, Laura Dern, and Adam Driver—whom Baumbach cast early in his career and who has continued to collaborate with the director as his stardom rose. Yet, the stories and characters are never outshone by these massive names. In Jay Kelly , however, Baumbach turns his lens toward megastardom itself. For a project of this nature, he teamed up with a perfectly cast George Clooney. Clooney is a superstar who, like his character, immediat...