Saturday, January 10, 2026

Is This Thing On?: Movie Review




A funny and compelling introspection on the collapse of a marriage.
Bradley Cooper’s latest, Is This Thing On?, feels more like a Noah Baumbach film due to its intimacy, Laura Dern and comedic handling of emotional (im)maturity: the end of a marriage. While this is meant as a compliment, perhaps it’s too early or just not possible to define what does or doesn’t feel like a Bradley Cooper film. Either way he delivers a small film with limited focus but universal impact, a profoundly moving and enjoyable piece about relationships and the people in them.   2025

Directed by: Bradley Cooper

Screenplay by: Will Arnett & Mark Chappell, and Bradley Cooper

Starring: Will Arnett, Laura Dern