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  "id": 5894007,
  "title": "‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore Is Astonishing in Jesse Eisenberg’s Funny and Dizzying Community-Theater Comedy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/the-debut-review-julianne-moore-is-astonishing-in-jesse-eisenbergs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T02:59:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-debut-review-julianne-moore-jesse-eisenberg-1236852779/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "What holds it together is the suppleness of Eisenberg’s voice as a writer-director (the wit that singes, the story that never stops poking around corners), and the utterly astonishing performance of Julianne Moore, who plays a crumpled-up wallflower in dire need of blooming. Oh, does she bloom.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘The Debut’ Explodes at Telluride With Julianne Moore’s Gonzo, Career-Best Turn, Thanks to Bananas, Unlit Cigarettes and a Faux Musical",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/the-debut-explodes-at-telluride-with-julianne-moores-gonzo-career",
        "published": "2026-09-06T00:25:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore And Paul Giamatti Get Big Laughs In Jesse Eisenberg’s Hilarious And Even Sweet Look At Community Theatre – Telluride Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/the-debut-review-julianne-moore-and-paul-giamatti-get-big-laughs-in",
        "published": "2026-09-06T02:02:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}