Albert Brooks

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 novella The Little Prince has long been acclaimed as a masterpiece of children’s literature, and rightfully so. In spite of the book’s ostensible target audience, Saint-Exupéry tackles adult themes such as mortality and fidelity with the same gusto with which he handles more childish whimsy. The remarkable cohesiveness of the two approaches has largely contributed to the novella’s staying power and broad appeal.

‘Concussion’ tries so hard not to be a “football film” it compromises the most compelling aspects of its story

A Most Violent Year Written and directed by J.C. Chandor USA, 2014 A desperate man has no lengths that he won’t go to protect what is his. Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) owns a large stake of the heating oil trade in New York City, but he is leveraged to the hilt. A prime piece of real …

It is always a little special when a film that on the surface bears no signs of ulterior motive becomes the subject of mass deconstruction by a plethora of critics, casuals and the insane. Case in point would be Sound on Sight’s film of 2011, Drive.

Style oozes from every frame of Only God Forgives, tinged in red, like the blood that so frequently sprays across the screen and lands in artfully designed splatters. Writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling, reuniting after the cult success of 2011’s Drive, have collaborated on a truly baffling, bizarre, and gory crime drama that’s wall-to-wall striking, pretty images. Unlike Drive, however, Only God Forgives is hollow underneath all the model-like posturing and the flashes of excessive, gratuitous violence.

This is 40 Directed by Judd Apatow Written by Judd Apatow USA, 2012 Over the past decade, Judd Apatow the writer has made a calculated effort to mature himself, while Judd Apatow the producer indulges in his childish side. The films he’s directed have gotten progressively less raunchy and more introspective, as he’s explored unexpected …

On this week’s episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, hell has frozen over. To quote the great Bill Murray, cats and dogs living together–mass hysteria! Yes, it’s true: Josh liked a movie more than Mike. And that movie is this week’s focus: the Pixar film Finding Nemo, which has been re-released in theaters thanks to a 3D …

Finding Nemo 3D Directed by Andrew Stanton Co-directed by Lee Unkrich Written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds USA, 2003 and 2012 Pixar is in the middle of its growing pains as a studio. The public still loves them, but a good chunk of the media wants them to return to their glory …