The high points - especially a brilliantly worked running gag about soft-rockers Chicago - are spread too thinly, and David's improvised comedy of embarrassment is now very familiar.

| Mar 1, 2019

The revenge plot brings the characters together...and doesn't come together as satisfyingly as your average "Curb" episode... [but] the funny parts of "Clear History" are good enough to act as an acceptable 100-minute substitute.

| Original Score: B | Jun 12, 2018

For those of us who agree with Mel Brooks that "there's something about this middle-aged bald guy that's thrilling," his new film is a high-spirited treat - and a hint at the possibilities that await him if and when he finally calls it a day on 'Curb.'

| Jun 19, 2016

It will take only a few minutes of Clear History... not only to "forgive" David for repeating himself but to thank him for reminding us why we miss Curb Your Enthusiasm and hope it comes back soon.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 14, 2013

[It] has a nice, confident and well-edited breeze to it (including a lot of jokes about the band Chicago), with a fun cast that includes standout riffs from Michael Keaton, Danny McBride and Eva Mendes.

| Aug 12, 2013

A wonderfully diverting film with Mr. David at his abrasive best.

| Aug 12, 2013

If you're a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm, think of this as an extended version of Curb. If you're not, History will not convert you.

| Aug 12, 2013

Clear History was improvised from 35 pages of script. "You are such an a---!" one Vineyard resident tells Flomm, which is the movie's main revelation.

| Aug 12, 2013

"Clear History," a memorable comedy about a man trying to be forgotten.

| Aug 9, 2013

Even if you do like David's shtick, as I do, you have no business here.

| Aug 9, 2013

The movie also feels at time like an extended all-star jam episode of Curb. Those are, perhaps not coincidentally, the best, and funniest parts of Clear History.

| Original Score: B | Aug 8, 2013

As the movie proceeds, it gains traction, first as a kind of pleasant alt-Woody Allen vehicle... and then as a well-modulated morality play.

| Aug 8, 2013

Despite a number of funny lines sprinkled through the script, this History isn't very memorable.

Full Review | Aug 8, 2013

It's hard to fault HBO for letting him indulge in this flight of fancy, particularly given all the marquee names he attracts. Still, without an ability to focus those appetites, Clear History yields the occasional chuckle, but somewhat curbed enthusiasm.

| Aug 7, 2013

Clear History is so funny it made me want to order up some Palestinian chicken.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 1, 2013