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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn Kenny[An] exemplary documentary.
- 100The PlaylistChris BarsantiThe PlaylistChris BarsantiChris Kim’s skittering collage of a documentary Wojnarowicz doesn’t explore his career from the outside but rather works ground up through his art to present an experiential plunge into the raw tumult of the New York art scene just before and following the onset of AIDS.
- 100Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceyIn summoning the artist and his eighties’ art-scene milieu, the film also serves as memorial to the generation of creative voices silenced by the AIDS virus.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyA stirring requiem of rage and resistance.
- 90VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis Harvey“Wojnarowicz” is impressive as a tapestry woven near-whole from preexisting materials, amplifying its subject’s own voice in every creative form it took. Editor Dave Stanke merits kudos alongside McKim for their evocative, first-rate assembly.
- 88Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore[A] terrific and informative documentary.
- 83The Film StageJoshua EnciniasThe Film StageJoshua EnciniasChris McKim’s documentary is an amalgamation of everything David Wojnarowicz leaves behind to inspire rebellion beyond the grave.
- 83IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioBlending Wojnarowicz’s own audio journals with input from a handful of his contemporaries, Chris McKim’s startling and meticulously edited new movie captures the spirit of the artist as he was, bracing and in-your-face.
- 80The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyThe director Chris McKim incisively intertwines a generous batch of audio interviews with Wojnarowicz’s friends, family, and associates; a rich set of archival footage to conjure his time and place; and vigorous effects to evoke his inner world.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleRestless and bracing, Wojnarowicz gives a notorious life its due. Even at its clunkiest, it leaves you breathless at the heights of personal expression he achieved.