"Ultimately, your work is your world," Walker says toward the end of the documentary. 30th Century Man succeeds, then, because it inhabits the world of its subject.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2018

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (which takes its title from a Walker-penned song) makes a fascinating case that in the years that followed, Walker became the music equivalent of a 'poet's poet.'

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 6, 2009

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man chronicles the career of musician Scott Walker, an enigmatic figure whose influence far outreaches his relative obscurity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 27, 2009

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is the latest in a mini-wave of pop-music docs, like The Devil and Daniel Johnston, that try to inflate cult figures into lost geniuses.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 25, 2009

Director Stephen Kijak not only got a composed, almost warm interview out of Walker, but he filmed some of the sessions for Walker's latest adventuresome recording project.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 23, 2009

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man glosses over the depression and alcoholism that have bedeviled Walker as well as any relationships he might have had. But that doesn't make the film any less interesting.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 19, 2008

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, is the story of and oracular singer, experimental composer, British-based American expatriate and reclusive cult figure.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 17, 2008

The doc's biggest revelation may be the extent of his stardom, even as he began to explore bawdy Jacques Brel chansons and psychedelic dada crooning.

| Dec 16, 2008

Stephen Kijak's 30 Century Man hacks away at the mythology surrounding the enigmatic artist, proving that his about-face wasn't nearly as abrupt as it often seems.

| Original Score: 4/6 | Dec 10, 2008

A ghostly, sonorous boom that sometimes feels like the loneliest sound in the world.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2007

In an era when revivalism rules, Walker, for good or for bad, continues to plough a lonely but fascinating modernist furrow.

| Apr 27, 2007

There's an undeniable rock-nerd edge here, as one talking head after another showers praise on the man.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2007

A pitch-perfect, and hilarious, spoof on pop industry pretension and the biopic format.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 27, 2007

With surprising access to Mr. Walker himself and a proper central role for the music, this is a captivating documentary for fans of his or fans of music, full stop.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 27, 2007

An unhesitating recommendation for fans and neophytes alike.

| Apr 26, 2007

Like the best music documentaries, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man blends grace and mystery. It should delight longtime Walker fans and introduce him to new ones.

| Mar 15, 2007

There might be genuine Walker fans who wish to see their forgotten hero given his due, but those who have not acquired that strange taste will find the film hard to take unless it is viewed as a dead-on parody.

Full Review | Mar 10, 2007

Longtime fans of Walker's warm, sepulchral baritone, startlingly evocative songwriting and lushly imaginative instrumentation will rejoice at this revealing docu.

| Mar 6, 2007