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entertainmentSaturday, October 3, 2026

Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' premieres to mixed reviews

The biggest conversation in entertainment today is Tony Gilroy's return to feature directing with 'Behemoth!', which premiered at the New York Film Festival. Reviews are landing from multiple outlets, and they're not uniform, the music gets universal praise, but the film's treatment of its female characters is drawing sharp criticism. Meanwhile, Ben Affleck is making news for a very different reason, talking through his ethical guardrails for AI on his next project.

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'Behemoth!' reviews

Tony Gilroy's first feature in 14 years is drawing strong and divergent reactions from critics, with every review agreeing on the music's quality but disagreeing on almost everything else.

#01www.indiewire.comOct 3

Behemoth! Review: Pedro Pascal Stars in Tony Gilroy's Atonal Drama

IndieWire's David Ehrlich calls it a complex, elegant drama in the shape of classical music, with nine composers contributing to the diegetic soundtrack. He's also the most positive of today's critics.

by David Ehrlich9 min readRead original

#02variety.comOct 3

Behemoth! Review: Pedro Pascal in an elevated bauble of a music drama

Variety's review, written by a former classical musician, is more skeptical, it wonders whether the film's fun approach to form is enough to carry the whole thing, despite its insider knowledge of the classical music world.

8 min readRead original

#03deadline.comOct 3

‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Hits All The Right Notes In Tony Gilroy’s Lyrical Love Letter To The Music Of The Movies – New York Film Festival

Deadline's Pete Hammond leans into the film as a lyrical love letter to cinema music, following Pedro Pascal's cellist through a turning point in his life and career.

#04decider.comOct 3

'Behemoth!' Review: Tony Gilroy's Love Letter to Film Score Musicians Delivers on Music, But Fails Its Women

Decider's review offers the sharpest counterpoint: the music is gorgeous, but the film fails its women, specifically Olivia Wilde and Eva Victor. It points to a scene where Pascal's character uses male privilege to get a job.

Ethics and algorithms

Two stories today are about who gets to set the rules, Ben Affleck laying out his personal line for AI in filmmaking, and YouTube Shorts drawing a new line for repurposed clips.

#05www.hollywoodreporter.comOct 3

Ben Affleck Explains His Approach to Using AI Ethically on New Movie ‘Animals’: “It’s Not About Making Fake People or Replacing Anybody, Ever”

Affleck is trying to stake out a middle ground on AI use in Hollywood, saying his new film 'Animals' uses the tech to 'foster the illusion of reality' but never to replace actors or train on copyrighted work.

#06mashable.comOct 3

YouTube Shorts is cracking down on clipping in policy change

YouTube is updating its Shorts algorithm to deprioritize 'clipping', third-party accounts that repurpose podcast and livestream clips without adding original value. It's a direct hit to the clip-farming economy.

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