Barry Hertz
@hertzbarry.bsky.social
Film Editor, The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada). Author of Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious. https://linktr.ee/barryhertz
It’s been a true media-blitz day for WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS, including my first ever stop on CTV’s The Social! Watch Mr talk really fast! (But not so furiously.) m.youtube.com/watch?v=iaoj...
The True Story Behind ‘Fast & Furious’ | The Social
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November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It’s been a true media-blitz day for WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS, including my first ever stop on CTV’s The Social! Watch Mr talk really fast! (But not so furiously.) m.youtube.com/watch?v=iaoj...
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Tonight! @hertzbarry.bsky.social y.social & @elamin.bsky.social live life a quarter mile at a time.
You'll wanna Tokyo Drift to the @hotdocs.bsky.social cinema. #NewBookSmell #PantsWorthy
You'll wanna Tokyo Drift to the @hotdocs.bsky.social cinema. #NewBookSmell #PantsWorthy
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tonight! @hertzbarry.bsky.social y.social & @elamin.bsky.social live life a quarter mile at a time.
You'll wanna Tokyo Drift to the @hotdocs.bsky.social cinema. #NewBookSmell #PantsWorthy
You'll wanna Tokyo Drift to the @hotdocs.bsky.social cinema. #NewBookSmell #PantsWorthy
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My copy hasn’t arrived yet but congrats to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on crossing the finishing line on this long journey!
Pub day is here for WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS and I’m honoured to have @theringer.com.web.brid.gy run an exclusive excerpt about the final days of Paul Walker — and how the FURIOUS 7 fam came together for their fallen brother www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/m...
How the ‘Fast & Furious’ Team Vowed to See Paul Walker Again
In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Welcome to the Family,’ Barry Hertz explores the immediate aftermath of Paul Walker’s death amid production on ‘Furious 7’
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November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My copy hasn’t arrived yet but congrats to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on crossing the finishing line on this long journey!
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Welcome to the Family is out today. This is NOS in book form. Congrats to @hertzbarry.bsky.social for publishing the book he was born to write.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Welcome to the Family is out today. This is NOS in book form. Congrats to @hertzbarry.bsky.social for publishing the book he was born to write.
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Happy book launch day! Been working my way through Welcome to the Family, and have been absolutely hooked on all the behind-the-scenes drama, ego & testosterone that @hertzbarry.bsky.social captures with his usual wit & undying affection for this franchise. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/barry...
Welcome to the Family
An exclusive look inside the surprising history and contentious future of Hollywood’s most unlikely blockbuster—the Fast & Furious franchise&...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Happy book launch day! Been working my way through Welcome to the Family, and have been absolutely hooked on all the behind-the-scenes drama, ego & testosterone that @hertzbarry.bsky.social captures with his usual wit & undying affection for this franchise. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/barry...
Pub day is here for WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS and I’m honoured to have @theringer.com.web.brid.gy run an exclusive excerpt about the final days of Paul Walker — and how the FURIOUS 7 fam came together for their fallen brother www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/m...
How the ‘Fast & Furious’ Team Vowed to See Paul Walker Again
In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Welcome to the Family,’ Barry Hertz explores the immediate aftermath of Paul Walker’s death amid production on ‘Furious 7’
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Pub day is here for WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS and I’m honoured to have @theringer.com.web.brid.gy run an exclusive excerpt about the final days of Paul Walker — and how the FURIOUS 7 fam came together for their fallen brother www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Had a great talk with journalist and author @hertzbarry.bsky.social about his deep dive into the Fast and Furious franchise, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, which hits all fine booksellers this week.
Author and Journalist Barry Hertz on His New Book and The Fast & Furious Family
Like many great stories involving people in and around the film industry, this one begins with a trip to the movies. Although this time it doesn’t begin with a wide
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November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Had a great talk with journalist and author @hertzbarry.bsky.social about his deep dive into the Fast and Furious franchise, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, which hits all fine booksellers this week.
Thrilled for this exclusive @indiewire.com excerpt of WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS ahead of tomorrow's pub date from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social! Inside: behind the scenes of Justin Lin's shocking exit from FAST X just days into filming.
New ‘Fast & Furious’ Book Details Why Director Justin Lin Left ‘Fast X’ Days Into Production
An excerpt from Barry Hertz's book 'Welcome to the Family' on the history of 'Fast & Furious' details why director Justin Lin left 'Fast X.'
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thrilled for this exclusive @indiewire.com excerpt of WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS ahead of tomorrow's pub date from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social! Inside: behind the scenes of Justin Lin's shocking exit from FAST X just days into filming.
Big thanks to @theglobeandmail.com for excerpting my new FAST & FURIOUS book WELCOME TO THE FAMILY ahead of its 11.25 pub. This passage details how a handful of Hollywood mavericks engineered a franchise from scratch. One that's about to celebrate 25 years! www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Read an excerpt from Barry Hertz’s new Fast & Furious book, Welcome to the Family
As the megafranchise celebrates its 25th anniversary, The Globe’s film critic delves into its origin story with his new book
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November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Big thanks to @theglobeandmail.com for excerpting my new FAST & FURIOUS book WELCOME TO THE FAMILY ahead of its 11.25 pub. This passage details how a handful of Hollywood mavericks engineered a franchise from scratch. One that's about to celebrate 25 years! www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
When will I ever stop talking about Fast & Furious? Not soon! Especially if it's in such delightful conversation with Stacey Lee Kong for her Friday Things newsletter. www.fridaythings.com/recent-posts...
It Really Is That Deep, Fast & Furious Edition | Friday Things
In his new book, the Globe and Mail's Barry Hertz tracks 25 years of the Fast & Furious franchise, detailing not just how these movies came together, but also how they changed Hollywood—and why th...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
When will I ever stop talking about Fast & Furious? Not soon! Especially if it's in such delightful conversation with Stacey Lee Kong for her Friday Things newsletter. www.fridaythings.com/recent-posts...
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I want to say an absolutely humongous thank you & shout of appreciation for the camaraderie and kindness of @hertzbarry.bsky.social for this incredible piece of cinematic media!!! Internet fandoms are a #family of their own special magnitude, & i will never stop being incredulous about that fact.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I want to say an absolutely humongous thank you & shout of appreciation for the camaraderie and kindness of @hertzbarry.bsky.social for this incredible piece of cinematic media!!! Internet fandoms are a #family of their own special magnitude, & i will never stop being incredulous about that fact.
I had a blast talking about how Fast & Furious souped up Hollywood's intellectual-property engine (have I abused the car metaphors too much?) with @sonnybunch.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com. Buckle up and listen below!
Longtime listeners/readers will know I'm not a fan of the Fast and Furious franchise. But Barry Hertz's book on the series is a.) entertainingly written, b.) thoroughly reported, and c.) a fascinating micro-history of 21st-century Hollywood economics. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-fast-and...
A 'Fast and Furious' Guide to the Economics of Hollywood
Barry Hertz on his new book, 'Welcome to the Family.'
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I had a blast talking about how Fast & Furious souped up Hollywood's intellectual-property engine (have I abused the car metaphors too much?) with @sonnybunch.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com. Buckle up and listen below!
Thrilled to have @esquiremag.bsky.social run an exclusive excerpt from WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS ahead of 11.25 release via @grandcentralpub.bsky.social. This goes deep into beef between Hollywood's biggest, baddest, baldest egos www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
Inside Vin Diesel and The Rock's Blockbuster Beef on 'Fast and Furious'
Author Barry Hertz gets to the bottom of the infamous feud—which culminated in a showdown between the men in one star's trailer.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thrilled to have @esquiremag.bsky.social run an exclusive excerpt from WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS ahead of 11.25 release via @grandcentralpub.bsky.social. This goes deep into beef between Hollywood's biggest, baddest, baldest egos www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
Fair to say CRTC's new definition of "Canadian content" (and its expanded points system to unlock funding, which took endless consultation) has been greeted by film & TV industry with disappointment bordering on hostility. And that's just from orgs that'll say anything publicly.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Fair to say CRTC's new definition of "Canadian content" (and its expanded points system to unlock funding, which took endless consultation) has been greeted by film & TV industry with disappointment bordering on hostility. And that's just from orgs that'll say anything publicly.
TRAIN DREAMS is an epic of compact beauty. I don't buy the Malick-ian disparagement floating around, and neither should you. Shame that Netflix didn't get the film its due theatrical life, but what else is new? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Netflix’s Train Dreams is one of the year’s most beautiful and tender films
Movie is an epic tale told in the most compact and economic of ways
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November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
TRAIN DREAMS is an epic of compact beauty. I don't buy the Malick-ian disparagement floating around, and neither should you. Shame that Netflix didn't get the film its due theatrical life, but what else is new? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
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Here is a link to @hertzbarry.bsky.social's book, which is out next week and which our genial host @normwilner.bsky.social says is a lot more fun than a book so thoroughly researched and reported ought to be ...
Welcome to the Family
An exclusive look inside the surprising history and contentious future of Hollywood’s most unlikely blockbuster—the Fast & Furious franchise—a seri...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Here is a link to @hertzbarry.bsky.social's book, which is out next week and which our genial host @normwilner.bsky.social says is a lot more fun than a book so thoroughly researched and reported ought to be ...
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If you listen to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on FAST FIVE in your car, you may feel the urge to challenge someone to a race. Please don't do that. Just enjoy some thoughts about the entire FAST series from the guy who literally wrote the book on it! someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bar...
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you listen to @hertzbarry.bsky.social on FAST FIVE in your car, you may feel the urge to challenge someone to a race. Please don't do that. Just enjoy some thoughts about the entire FAST series from the guy who literally wrote the book on it! someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bar...
If @tiffnet.bsky.social doesn't add a "few small beers" combo to its concession stand for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER's 70mm Christmas run, then what are we even doing?
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If @tiffnet.bsky.social doesn't add a "few small beers" combo to its concession stand for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER's 70mm Christmas run, then what are we even doing?
Ahead of 11.25 release of WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS via @grandcentralpub.bsky.social, I'm grateful for these words from @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social, @brofromanother.bsky.social, @alansiegella.bsky.social & @stephenrodrick.bsky.social Order: linktr.ee/barryhertz
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Ahead of 11.25 release of WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS via @grandcentralpub.bsky.social, I'm grateful for these words from @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social, @brofromanother.bsky.social, @alansiegella.bsky.social & @stephenrodrick.bsky.social Order: linktr.ee/barryhertz
I had a great time chatting with @torontomike.com about everything from theatre-hopping at the old Eaton Centre Cineplex to my new FAST & FURIOUS book.
Here's my chat with @hertzbarry.bsky.social, the Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor for The Globe and Mail, about his life writing about movies, particularly the Fast and the Furious franchise, documented in his new book Welcome to the Family.
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Barry Hertz: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1798
In this 1798th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Barry Hertz, the Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor for The Globe and Mail, about his life writing about movies, particularly the Fast and the...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I had a great time chatting with @torontomike.com about everything from theatre-hopping at the old Eaton Centre Cineplex to my new FAST & FURIOUS book.
Today's world of White House lawn UFC bouts and viral police raids should be enough material for Edgar Wright to sink his teeth into. Instead, THE RUNNING MAN offers actual product placement, sub-Howard Beale ratings rants, and a big, sloppy Netflix joke. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
A dashing Glen Powell can’t save The Running Man from tripping over its lukewarm satire
Presented with every opportunity to say or do something remotely compelling, director Edgar Wright just shrugs his shoulders
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November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Today's world of White House lawn UFC bouts and viral police raids should be enough material for Edgar Wright to sink his teeth into. Instead, THE RUNNING MAN offers actual product placement, sub-Howard Beale ratings rants, and a big, sloppy Netflix joke. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Can report that Edgar Wright has not yet seen NIRVINNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, a situation which really ought to be rectified before he leaves Toronto tomorrow morning.
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Can report that Edgar Wright has not yet seen NIRVINNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, a situation which really ought to be rectified before he leaves Toronto tomorrow morning.
Inside SENTIMENTAL VALUE's magnificent Oslo home, where you can see Joachim Trier's property values depreciating from a mile away. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Despite stellar work from Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value is a fixer-upper of a family drama
Every conflict in the film is resolved with a too-finely calculated burst of polished Scandinavian catharsis
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November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Inside SENTIMENTAL VALUE's magnificent Oslo home, where you can see Joachim Trier's property values depreciating from a mile away. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
NEW: I spoke w/ Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault about why the CBC isn't being targeted for 15% cuts after all, how the long-rumoured Telefilm/CMF/NFB merger is inching toward reality, why permanent Telefilm funding ain't in cards, and, yes, Eurovision. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Canadian Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault on what the budget means for cultural sovereignty
Government investing $503-million in cultural sector over four years starting 2026-27
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November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NEW: I spoke w/ Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault about why the CBC isn't being targeted for 15% cuts after all, how the long-rumoured Telefilm/CMF/NFB merger is inching toward reality, why permanent Telefilm funding ain't in cards, and, yes, Eurovision. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
It was a true pleasure and delight to sit down and talk about my new FAST & FURIOUS book with @theankler.com's @richardrushfield.bsky.social for this week's Rushfield Lunch! (I was too excited to eat, though I do drink an awful lot of water during the segment.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdBC...
The Rushfield Lunch: How the ‘Fast & Furious’ Laid the Groundwork for 25 Years of Hollywood
YouTube video by The Ankler
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November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It was a true pleasure and delight to sit down and talk about my new FAST & FURIOUS book with @theankler.com's @richardrushfield.bsky.social for this week's Rushfield Lunch! (I was too excited to eat, though I do drink an awful lot of water during the segment.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdBC...