Bizarrely funny... Rarely is a documentary as well attuned to its subject as Howard Brookner's BURROUGHS, which captures as much about the life, work and sensibility of its subject as its 86 minute format allows.

The Oscar seems to have been confused with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Bizarrely funny... Rarely is a documentary as well attuned to its subject as Howard Brookner's BURROUGHS, which captures as much about the life, work and sensibility of its subject as its 86 minute format allows.

[On the movie "American Hot Wax:] A plot so thin you could thread a needle with it.

Gonzo . . . acidic hilarity . . . 'The Fun Parts' has fine moments, but it's not the whole Lipsyte story. Read it with 'The Ask' if you really want to know how a mordant jokester with a madman's imagination became a literary rock star.

Ever heard of the phrase 'midlife crisis'?

The cliché of the 'Eureka!' moment easily obscures the doubt and uncertainty that are also part of the discovery process.