James Franco appeared to take issue with a Times review of his play . The actor makes his Broadway debut in the new revival of `` Of Mice and Men 's '' opening night on After the New York Times ' reviewed Wednesday 's opening night , he critiqued the paper on Instagram . On Thursday , the 35-year-old actor appeared to take a stand against The New York Times and its theater critic , Ben Brantley , after the paper ran a hesitant review of Franco 's Broadway debut in an `` Of Mice and Men '' revival . Franco later removed the post , but it was screengrabbed and shared on Twitter .
James Franco appeared to take issue with a Times review of his play . The actor makes his Broadway debut in the new revival of `` Of Mice and Men 's '' opening night on After the New York Times ' reviewed Wednesday 's opening night , he critiqued the paper on Instagram . Franco later removed the post , but it was screengrabbed and shared on Twitter .