Ed's Next Move

"...Directed by: John Walsh. Starring: Matt Ross, Callie Thorne, Kevin Carroll, Nina Sheveleva..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Upright Citizens Brigade: Group Alchemy

The Bad Dog Comedy Theater promised to bring the best in sketch comedy to Austin, and with its combination of clever intellectual comedy and slapstick nonsense, the Upright Citizens Brigade delivered on that promise in spades.

"...Ian Roberts haranguing three droolingly delusional teachers played by Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, and Amy Poehler. History teacher Besser..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Review by J. C. Shakespeare

Unplugging

Technology and a lack of laughs get in the way of this rom-com

"...Directed by: Deborah Neil-Fisher. Starring: Eva Longoria, Lea Thompson, Matt Walsh, Keith David, Hala Finley, Johnny Pemberton, Al Madrigal..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Comedy: Your 2017 Lineup

Making you laugh this March: Cenac, Sykes, Odenkirk, Hardwick, & more

"...• Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's ASSSSCAT • 420 with Matt Besser, and • GE’s ImprovScience..."

Feb. 21, 2017 SXSW Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Comedy: Briefly

"...• Upright Citizens Brigade Presents Improv4Humans, with Matt Besser and guests improvising it all: Sun., March 13,..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Comedy: Your 2015 Lineup

Schumer, Harmon, Bell, and SNL lead this year's laugh-makers

"...Above Average Evening With the Upright Citizens Brigade, featuring Matt Besser, a co-founder of the powerhouse comedy group; SNL..."

Feb. 23, 2015 SXSW Post by Robert Faires

Cyrus

John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, and Marisa Tomei co-star in this Duplass brothers' comedy about a young man's obsessive attachment to his mother.

"...C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener and Matt Walsh. With Cyrus, the transition of the Duplass brothers..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ColdTowne: Getting Upright with the originals

Core members from cult comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade raid Austin for the first time since 2000

"...this week is the core of the troupe: members Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, in other words,..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Due Date

Road comedy hits the sweet spot with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis.

"...Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis, Danny McBride, RZA and Matt Walsh. Due Date is the comedy delivered by director..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...the Veep cast (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Timothy Simons, Reid Scott, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson,..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Teases 10 Titles

Duplass Bros.' latest comedy gets regional premiere

"...AMERICAN TEACHER Director: Vanessa Roth Narrator: Matt Damon Regional Premiere Weaving interviews of policy experts and..."

Aug. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...& Scor-zay-zee, Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine, Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas’ American: The Bill Hicks Story,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Emilio Rivera, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna, Bobby Soto, Jimmy Gonzales, Brice Gonzalez..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 5 SXSW Comedy Shows

From a family of Pythons to upstanding citizens, this year's biggest laughs

"...Presented by UCB co-founder Matt Besser, and co- created with Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, and..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Dina Barrish

AFF Announces 2011 Lineup

Regional premieres of Shame, The Descendants

"...FREAK DANCE Matt Besser (Writer/Director), Neil Mahoney (Director) – World Premiere..."

Sept. 20, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Swing” (USA, 81 min.) U.S. Premiere Directors: Jon Hart, Matthew Kaufman..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Bryn Vale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jessie Ennis, Blair Beeken, Matt Walsh, Allison Tolman, Eric Edelstein, Kate McKinnon, Fabrizio Guido..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Thank You Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

The late improv master finally gets his close-up

"...acolytes there – including Amy Poehler and executive producers Matt Walsh and Matt Besser – director Todd Bieber’s background..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Comedy Lineup Announced

Judd Apatow, Paul F. Tompkins, Upright Citizens Brigade all return

"...Upright Citizens Brigade are SXSW mainstays. Theatre founders Matt Besser and Matt Walsh will be part of the..."

Feb. 24, 2016 SXSW Post by Chase Hoffberger

Press Play

Sci-fi-tinged romance with a time traveling mixtape

"...Greg Björkman. Starring: Clara Rugaard, Lewis Pullman, Danny Glover, Matt Walsh and Lyrica Okano...."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review

Family

Outsider comedy has a lot less Insane Clown Posse than you might expect

"...Eric Edelstein, Jessie Ennis, Fabrizio Zacharee Guido, Blair Beeken, Matt Walsh and Allison Tolman...."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life of the Party

Melissa McCarthy goes back to school

"...Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Molly Gordon, Debby Ryan, Jacki Weaver, Matt Walsh, Stephen Root, Adria Arjona, Jessie Ennis, Jimmy O...."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Brigsby Bear

A man searches for truth in nostalgia

"...Starring: Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jane Adams, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Ryan Simpkins, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Michaela Watkins, Claire..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Panel: Veep: A Conversation with the Cast and Showrunner

How does a show that outlived its initial concept keep getting laughs?

"...moderated the huge dais: Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Gary Cole, Matt Walsh, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sam Richardson,..."

March 14, 2017 SXSW Post by Carina Magyar

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Silly cul-de-sac action comedy is a knockoff Mr. and Mrs. Smith

"...Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Maribeth Monroe and Jona Xiao...."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ghostbusters

Controversy aside, this reboot fails to hit the mark

"...Strong, Karan Soni, Andy Garcia, Michael Kenneth Williams and Matt Walsh...."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Into the Storm

The tornado may be bad, but the movie is not.

"...by: Steven Quale. Starring: Richard Amitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon and Nathan Kress...."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Ted

Mark Wahlberg and the teddy bear he willed to life as a child stay BFFs into adulthood in Seth McFarlane's zany first foray onto the big screen.

"...Walhberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Bill Smitrovich and Bretton Manley...."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Reviews

"...with Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Britt Robertson, Esai Morales, Matt Walsh..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Mystery Team

The Mystery Team is a crime-solving trio of clueless high school seniors, brought to us by the five-person troupe called Derrick Comedy.

"...Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza, Bobby Moynihan, Nick Packard and Matt Walsh. What if Harriet the Spy never hung up..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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