Once The Dude, Always The Dude: Jeff Bridges and Lebowski, Together, Forever 5.96K Foster Kamer 02/28/10 12:30PM Filed to: Reputations Reputations Jeff Bridges the big lebowski New York Times Headlines Manohla Dargis Defamer I like love NYT film critic Manohla "#RealTalk" Dargis' work. Which is why it hurts to (predictably) point out how cringeworthy it is that even the Times still uses The Big Lebowski as the headline-worthy reference point for Jeff Bridges.