What I couldn’t get enough of, and there’s a lot of it, is the animation.

| Oct 11, 2022

If you, like me, only know Belushi for his work, R.J. Cutler’s Showtime Documentary “Belushi” will give you a much deeper perspective of the man – not just the performer.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 20, 2022

Compiled for an oral history that came out a few years back, this film uses those first-person discussions as the framework to reconstruct a life upon, and it adds a great deal of emotional heft.

| Sep 9, 2021

Packs an emotional punch in its final moments.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 29, 2021

[Sn] engaging and enlightening documentary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 25, 2021

The barrier that looms over so many posthumous artist biographies isn't broken through here, but Cutler's documentary does get you close up so you can feel the texture and sense the breadth of that wall.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 5, 2021

Through previously unreleased interviews, voice recordings, and archival footage, the film not only explores Belushi's uncommon success, but also his enduring impact on comedy and music.

| Dec 30, 2020

Even though Cutler takes creative license, occasionally using animation and intertitles to insert unnecessary commentary for dramatic effect, the impact of the never-heard-before audio is astounding.

| Dec 30, 2020

In what may become the definitive study, audiences are invited into his world which is illuminated by friends and loved ones through frank unencumbered conversation.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 30, 2020

It is terribly sad and one more reminder that fame on a mass level can be a curse. Why the best ones rarely feel they deserve it remains a mystery this movie doesn't try to solve.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 30, 2020

The documentary provides a haunting peek behind the scenes at a talented individual who gave his life to make the world laugh and asks a simple question: was it worth it?

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 30, 2020

This felt more like a simple refocusing of our attention, as the parade of greatest-hits clips played on, and the admiring voices commented and sorrowed in turn. Not quite a waste, but a missed opportunity for sure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2020

Highlighted by never-before-heard audio interviews that were part of a 2005 oral history, this polished, affecting overview is far from exhaustive but skilfully sums up Belushi's life and death.

| Dec 30, 2020

While the guest voices condense the story, and breathe an even-handed life into the material, Belushi works best when it lets Belushi tell his own version.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2020

'Belushi' does justice to an extraordinary performer. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 11, 2020

Thanks in part to Hader's excellent voice work, the footage helps you onto an emotional roller coaster. Belushi's work may be done, but his legacy continues to grow.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 9, 2020

When Belushi's story is told through his personal writing, there's a familiar warmth that makes the documentary rise above others.

| Original Score: 3 / 5 | Dec 7, 2020

R.J. Cutler's Belushi is a far more rounded look at the self-destructive comedy great than most of what we have seen before.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 1, 2020

The excellent film highlights the complex persona of a beloved American icon who changed comedy forever.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 30, 2020

"Belushi" documents his tragic fall, but the focus is not on his notorious overdose -- it's on his heart.

| Nov 30, 2020