‘The Bubble’ review: Judd Apatow’s satire of movie star antics and pandemic bubbles
“At least we tried to make a movie, they can’t judge us for that,” a character says at the end of writer-director Judd Apatow’s newest comedy for Netflix. “We made something that’s a distraction in these difficult times.” I can only assume these words are a not-so-subtle effort to short circuit critiques — we’re grading on effort these days, are we? — from anyone puzzled by “The Bubble” and its halfhearted attempts to satirize Hollywood egos and moviemaking in the Age of COVID-19.
The cast and crew of a “Jurassic”-like action franchise called “Cliff Beasts” have assembled mid-pandemic — first for a luxurious two-week quarantine, then for several months of
