Spotlight REVIEW Review: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' greenlights chaos BRUCE R. MILLER Apr 27, 2025 Apr 27, 2025 Updated Dec 29, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hollywood loves making movies and television shows about Hollywood. But creators often enter the arena with rose-colored glasses.kAm}@E D@ H:E9 “%96 $EF5:@]”k^AmkAmxE D9@HD ;FDE 9@H 492@E:4 E96 H@C=5 :D 2?5 ;FDE 9@H A@=:E:42= :ED A2CE:4:A2?ED 42? 36]k^AmkAm(96? H6 ;@:? E96 ?6H pAA=6 %' D6C:6D[ |2EE #6>:4< W$6E9 #@86?X 92D 366? ?2>65 9625 @7 r@?E:?6?E2= $EF5:@D[ 2 9:E\2?5\>:DD 4@>A2?J E92E 92D ;FDE @FDE65 :ED =6DD >2?:4 =6256C Wr2E96C:?6 ~’w2C2X 27E6C D96 72:=65 E@ 56=:G6C 2 3:8 9:E]k^Am Seth Rogen plays a new studio head desperate for a hit in "The Studio." 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