Jason Segel

Shrinking review – finally, Harrison Ford proves he can do TV comedy

Whether high on edibles or putting down his whiny colleagues, Ford’s dry delivery is spot on. He’s perfect for this therapy-based sitcom from Ted Lasso’s creators

Lucy Mangan

27, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a triumph of flaccid penis jokes and Russell Brand’s theatrics

Jason Segel mines his own misfortunes in this Hawaii-set breakup comedy that gives Brand the chance to flex his full verbose lizard king shtick

Nathan Jolly

29, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM

Windfall review – talky Netflix crime thriller brings little reward

Jesse Plemons, Jason Segel and Lily Collins are wasted in a ho-hum Covid-shot crime drama that struggles to distinguish itself

Benjamin Lee

18, Mar, 2022 @1:37 PM

Freaks and Geeks: hilarious, moving and endlessly quotable teen show for the ages

It launched the careers of Judd Apatow, James Franco and and Busy Philipps. But this late 90s comedy is so much more than just a springboard for big names

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

21, Mar, 2021 @4:30 PM

The Friend review – standard-issue cancer drama jerks no tears

Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck play a couple dealing with cancer with help from a friend in a meandering fact-based drama

Benjamin Lee in Toronto

07, Sep, 2019 @8:57 PM

The Discovery review: everyone but Jason Segel and Rooney Mara wants to die

Robert Redford has discovered the afterlife so everyone is trying to get there fast in this slack-paced, heavily-signposted love story

Jordan Hoffman

21, Jan, 2017 @3:20 PM

Sticky situation: maple syrup bandits face Quebec courts for infamous heist

Trials are under way for the 2012 attempt to steal $18m worth of Quebec’s sweetest export – a case that has succeeded in capturing Hollywood’s attention

Jared Lindzon in Toronto

18, Oct, 2015 @12:00 PM

Why David Foster Wallace should not be worshipped as a secular saint

The release of a new DFW biopic, The End of the Tour, confirms his cult status as a guide to our cultural predicament. But to venerate him as literature’s ‘good guy’ is to miss the point

DT Max

09, Oct, 2015 @10:00 AM

When the laughter stops: how sitcom stars have fared in Hollywood

For every Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson and now Amy Poehler, there is a Sofia Vergara or Jennifer Aniston. We look at the former small-screen stars who made the biggest splash in Hollywood

Stephen Puddicombe

13, Jul, 2015 @11:49 AM

Jason Segel moves from Muppets to Lego for new spin-off movie

Forgetting Sarah Marshall star to take on The Billion Brick Race with Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce

Benjamin Lee

26, Mar, 2015 @9:44 AM

Sundance 2015 review: The End of the Tour – Jason Segel passes infinite test of playing David Foster Wallace

James Ponsoldt’s compassionate, fascinating – and unauthorised – study of the great, late American novelist focuses on a five day road trip with a foe-turned-bro journo played by Jesse Eisenberg

Jordan Hoffman

24, Jan, 2015 @10:20 PM