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For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020

Heather Ross

Documentary, Self: Bob Odenkirk, Lennon Parham, Jason Sudeikis ...

6.5

21

Documentary Chronicles the life of Del Close as he goes through the process of creating a DC Comics title called Wasteland, a horror anthology series that took cues from Close’s life, but exaggerated them into gnarly, surreal tales of terror.

	Author	Review
United States	Ethan Anderton SlashFilm	"[It] provides incredible insight into the backbone of comedy as we know it today. It’s deep, comedy nerd stuff, but it’s presented in an extremely accessible package"	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"It's a funny and poignant look at a man to whom comedy nerds owe an incalculable debt."	POS
United States	John Fink The Film Stage	"Hillarious and well researched (...) An entertaining and structurally innovative trip through the life and death of Del Close"	POS
United States	Sean L. McCarthy Decider	"If you don’t know anything about [Close] yet, then this is a solid place to dig in. Even if will leave you asking more questions."	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"A comprehensive doc-biopic that works as an introduction to Del Close for those who might not know the name — but the comedy nerds who revere Close will certainly be geeking out over this deep dive into the man’s life and times (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[Ross] succeeds through revealing Close’s difficult dark side too (...) 'For Madmen Only' is essential for comedy fans and historians (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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