Art and Craft provides a fascinating portrait of Landis' internal process and justification for what seem to be random acts of philanthropy.

| Jun 20, 2017

This documentary about one of the most prolific forgers in history is a fascinating character study of two men, the forger, a man compelled to copy works of art and pass them off as originals, and the man compelled to stop him from from doing that.

| Original Score: B | Feb 2, 2015

The moviemakers have created a unique portrait of a highly unusual, gifted oddball who is -- unlike his paintings -- a true original.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 19, 2015

Operating out of a crummy lifelong bachelor's apartment, this prolific art forger is an unassuming and even sympathetic mastermind. With his tall, thin frame and baldish head, he resembles an El Greco Eisenhower, accessorized with Alfred E. Neuman ears.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 24, 2014

An insightful glimpse into mental illness and an obsession with fame. Just the story of a mild-mannered con man with issues. A film worth viewing.

| Original Score: A- | Nov 8, 2014

A documentary about Mark Landis, a meek, eccentric Southerner who donated hundreds of his forged artworks to museums but never tried to make money off them.

| Original Score: B | Nov 7, 2014

An object lesson in how to make a good documentary

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 5, 2014

A thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating documentary about Landis' amazing feats as a forger and con man.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 31, 2014

It's hard to dislike a guy who, at his worst, is a man (as Landis puts it) on a "philanthropic binge."

Full Review | Oct 31, 2014

Craft has it easy in terms of documentary subjects, as Landis is ready for his close-up, eager to share a distorted idea of himself with viewers.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 30, 2014

It's the kind of story a filmmaker dreams of - and yet, "Art and Craft" leaves the viewer uneasy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 30, 2014

What was intended to be a lurid stranger-than-fiction tale of high insanity in the world of high art instead turns into a gentle, loving character study that takes an empathetic, if still deeply puzzled, look at an unknowable man.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2014

The filmmakers may not have made a great movie, but they have a remarkable subject.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 17, 2014

An entertaining if rather rambling documentary [about] a crafty artist indeed.

| Original Score: B | Oct 17, 2014

Much like the experts drawn to Landis' paintings, Art and Craft effectively invites viewers to question the honesty of what's been placed inside the frame.

| Oct 15, 2014

Cut 30 minutes and re-edit and there may be an interesting PBS program here.

| Original Score: C | Oct 13, 2014

There's a hint of exploitation, but it doesn't overpower the film's hilarious insights into the smug pretentiousness of the art world, nor its riveting examination of how copying others as made Landis an endearing original.

| Original Score: B | Oct 10, 2014

Landis is a lanky, quiet-spoken wisp of a man, his skull firm against the taut skin of his face, and sly amusement suffuses almost every pronouncement in a whispery, Truman Capote-like voice that is as still and clear as a bell.

| Oct 10, 2014

Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, and Mark Becker, the directors of "Art and Craft," have themselves an enticing subject in Landis's activities. They do not have an enticing subject in Landis himself.

| Oct 9, 2014

Directors Sam Cullman and Jennifer Grausman maintain a bright tone and a melancholy undercurrent, which combine in an eminently watchable character study.

| Oct 9, 2014