86
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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman"Andy Warhol" makes you see that beneath the gargoyle hipster mask, he filled that emptiness with an art of transcendent sincerity.
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe result is an intellectual history of Warhol, bucking the trend toward the star-studded VH1-ization of biodocs and constructed with a mission to dispel the artist's own self-created image as high-fashion hobnobber in favor of a more profound depiction. Burns argues for a cogitating, agitating Warhol: deep thinker, cultural barometer, and world changer.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe movie is an entirely absorbing, occasionally revelatory portrait of a brilliant talent driven to greatness by an inner chorus of demons and angels.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirBurns has accomplished something both remarkable and reassuring. Remarkable because this is a compelling film, blending astonishing historical images with long-winded talking-head interviews, in vintage Burnsian style, and reassuring for almost the same reason.
- 80Wall Street JournalWall Street JournalWhat's so mesmerizing about this film is the sight, in an endless rush of color and images, of so much of his work in one place, including pieces we don't often see.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanConsistently compelling and required viewing for anyone remotely interested in pop culture.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxLeaves you wanting much more.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWhile there is invariably repetition and drag in [the film], it also bursts with compelling detail and extraordinary insight into an enigmatic figure about whom we come away more or less enlightened.