Film reviews: Is This Thing On? has many parallels to Hamnet

Will Arnett and Laura Dern are terrific in the lead roles, both understated as they tease out the nuances of learning to love themselves on their own terms
Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett in Is This Thing On? (2025)

Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett in Is This Thing On? (2025)

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 - 12:00
Declan Burke

Is This Thing On?

★★★★☆

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