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James L. Brooks is one of my favorite creators in the history of entertainment. The guy is a legend, and not just in movies, but in television, too. His work changed everything. He brought intelligence, dignity, and emotional honesty to the small screen at a time when TV was mostly filled with laugh tracks and clichés. You can put him right up there on the same shelf as Norman Lear , these are two men who took the medium of television and turned it into something deeper, sma

My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, December 12th, 2025. 1) ELLA MCCAY It has been fifteen years since James L. Brooks  made a film, and that is far too long to wait for one of the greatest writers and directors this country has ever had. I’m not exaggerating when I say that James L. Brooks has shaped American entertainment in ways almost no one