Subject:

Albert Brooks

  • Calendar

    August 5, 1999

    On the road...still

    An Odyssey in Real Life on the Virtual Road

  • Film

    August 26, 1999

    God help him

    Albert Brooks used to be funny; now, not even The Muse can help him

  • Film

    January 12, 1995

    Personal best

    From a year full of startling and memorable movies, here are our favorites

  • Film

    April 6, 1995

    Stupid Dave tricks

    Letterman's hijacking of the Oscars reveals his limitations

  • Film

    December 26, 1996

    Oedipus wrecks

    Albert Brooks keeps asking, "Mother, may I?" and the answer's a resounding...maybe

  • Film

    January 2, 1997

    '96 rewound

    Good, but not that good

  • Film

    January 9, 1997

    Directing his life

    Albert Brooks talks about his Mother and a character called Albert Brooks

  • Film

    October 30, 1997

    Bad medicine

    Critical Care tries to do for medicine what Network did for TV, and fails

  • Film

    December 25, 1997

    Rough trade

    Life is messy, but As Good As It Gets is just a mess

  • Film

    June 4, 1998

    Camera ready

    In The Truman Show, a hypernormal Jim Carrey dives into the world of TV--and brings us a "message film" that almost works

  • Film

    June 25, 1998

    But not out of mind

    Smart and funny, Out of Sight is the best Elmore Leonard adaptation yet

  • Film

    June 25, 1998

    Afterthought special

    The classic children's story deserves better than this misconceived mess

  • Film

    December 31, 1998

    Eight is enough

    Hollywood mainstream in the slipstream: hits, misses, remakes, and blasts from the past

  • Film

    December 31, 1998

    A slightly dirty dozen

    Although many standout films were released in 1998, no one movie really stood out

  • Film

    July 26, 2007

    It Doesn't Suck!

    Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexellent.

  • Home Entertainment

    August 17, 2006

    Smells Like Victory

    Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexellent.

  • Film

    March 1, 2007

    Like Pigs to Slaughter

    Cast of old men in leather pants on the road to nowhere good

  • Film

    January 19, 2006

    Who's Laughing?

    Albert Brooks looks for comedy and comes up empty

  • Film

    August 21, 2003

    A Slice o' Hell

    Don't Tempt Me with this teasing battle for one man's soul

  • Film

    May 29, 2003

    Undersea No Evil

    Parents, take heart: Finding Nemo is better than the average Disney 'toon

  • Film

    May 22, 2003

    Till Death. That's It.

    The In-Laws is bigger and broader than the original, but not better

  • Culture

    November 21, 2002

    Mr. One-Man Show

    David Cross is funny as hell. So why isn't he laughing?

  • Film

    November 15, 2001

    In the Screening Room

    For the Deep Ellum Film Festival, the third time's the charm

  • Film

    October 11, 2001

    Herald and Mod

    My First Mister proclaims the transcendence of a pretty young freak

  • Music

    April 16, 1998

    In the gutter

    Penelope Spheeris wallows in the Decline of Western Civilization one more time

  • News

    September 7, 1995

    Slouching toward Hollywood

    Can four young Dallas filmmakers sell their dream-and still keep their souls? Matt Zoller Seitz follows the trail of Bottle Rocket

  • Film

    April 20, 1995

    USA Film Festival Schedule

    Can four young Dallas filmmakers sell their dream-and still keep their souls? Matt Zoller Seitz follows the trail of Bottle Rocket

  • Film

    July 30, 2009

    Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow are Funny People

    Can four young Dallas filmmakers sell their dream-and still keep their souls? Matt Zoller Seitz follows the trail of Bottle Rocket

  • Film

    December 16, 2010

    How Do You Know: A Lesson in How to Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say.

    Can four young Dallas filmmakers sell their dream-and still keep their souls? Matt Zoller Seitz follows the trail of Bottle Rocket

  • Film

    September 15, 2011

    Drive: No Talk, All Action

    Ryan Gosling takes the wheel in a retro heist-gone-bad bloodbath.

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Last Night: 400 Blows at Bryan Street Tavern

    400 Blows, El Paso Hot Button, New Science Projects Bryan Street Tavern October 6, 2011 Better than: Staying home and watching A-Rod strike out again! 400 Blows​Maybe a couple dozen people ventured out last night into the sometimes seedy confines of old East Dallas to catch a fine triple-bill of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Descendants Ascends to Top of DFW Crix List

    ​The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association just dispatched its year-end best-of, the whole list of which follows. Given my retreat from film crit in recent months -- though I did review We Bought a Zoo, opening Christmas week, and ... not bad -- I can't argue with this year's list as I've don ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Best Films: 10 for 2012

    You better watch out.

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