At 99, Mel Brooks remains one of Hollywood's sharpest satirists. A new documentary by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio examines how Brooks transformed personal struggle and political conviction into comedy that endures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film traces Brooks' career as a master of 'punching up'—turning pain into performance and discomfort into laughter that actually says something true.

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