It's a sad story. Collin tells it intelligently and carefully, with almost no missteps.

| Feb 14, 2021

A human story about two starkly different yet remarkably similar humans.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 11, 2020

The interviews done with Lee's friends hit a genuinely personal tone effortlessly, which is beyond doubt one of the director's greatest merits.

| Mar 21, 2020

There has not been a penetrating and provocative documentary in my recent memory that chronicles with such curiosity, the insight and intimacy into the musical process and romantic partnership disillusionment

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 1, 2019

A touching and poetic portrait of a pair of imperfect people, forever transformed by the vices of success, the big city and other all-too-human temptations.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 25, 2018

For those interested in learning more about the history of the Jazz community, or even for those familiar with Lee Morgan and just want to hear Helen's side of the story, this documentary is enthralling from start to finish.

| Aug 6, 2018

It's a moving portrait of the great jazz trumpeter and of the tragedy that befell him, as seen through the eyes of his woman.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 11, 2018

I Called Him Morgan is a first-rate documentary. It's also the perfect impetus to explore Morgan's catalogue.

| Jun 21, 2018

This might be the most pulpy biographical film ever.

| Feb 9, 2018

This is, like Tracy Chapman's song 'Fast Car,' a quintessential American story, full of promise, hope, heartbreak, tragedy and racism. It is a tragic, confounding and touching story, well told.

| Original Score: B | Nov 16, 2017

I Called Morgan is a dexterous work of fusion: it's jazz history meets true crime. And it's fascinating.

| Oct 12, 2017

[I Called Him Morgan is] a film that is more than just another story about a flawed artist who dies young. You have something that is far closer to a work of art.

| Sep 15, 2017

It's Helen's story that truly fascinates.

| Sep 8, 2017

Collin's exceptional, atmospheric film avoids the hysteria and hyperbole of similar true crime documentaries to usher this delicate story in with a palpable sense of sorrow rather than a desire to retroactively point the finger of justice.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 28, 2017

It's rare that a film makes you feel so acutely in its brief run-time, covering albums and addictions alike, but I Called Him Morgan accomplishes just that.

| May 2, 2017

In the end, everyone involved in I Called Him Morgan seems sad but not surprised by the tragic turn of events. Which is life, pretty much.

| Apr 28, 2017

Ultimately, Collin's film is one of forgiveness.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 26, 2017

"I Called Him Morgan" works as a jazz documentary as well as a bizarre true crime tale about a mysterious crime of passion. All these years later, many questions remain.

| Original Score: B | Apr 21, 2017

Much of these details could be found on Morgan's extensive Wikipedia page, and they don't do much to explain why a movie was essential.

| Apr 14, 2017

Collin's approach to this incendiary material is both blatant and oblique - a bit like Lee's playing itself. Thankfully, we hear quite a bit of that playing in the film.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 14, 2017