Powerful doc about a time when no one wanted to talk about AIDS, and the New York artist who was making sure everyone heard what he was saying.

| Oct 31, 2021

This is essential viewing for everyone, especially people who maintain they can't handle it. It is utterly impossible to look around and not hail David Wojnarowicz as a prophet who saw exactly what was happening.

| Sep 9, 2021

It's rare to see a film like this and actually imagine its subject liking it instead of grimacing at its sanded edges and good taste; Robert Mapplethorpe would be jealous.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 16, 2021

The illuminating documentary Wojnarowicz tells his life story in a way that would have gotten [David] Wojnarowicz's approval: by crafting the movie like a cinematic version of an art installation retrospective.

| Apr 9, 2021

[Wojnarowicz] resurrects his ghost for all of us to admire, even if it's from a wary distance.

| Apr 1, 2021

This is a patched and scratched illustration of an artist's ability to defy the establishment by staying true to his voice. It does for profile docs what Sharon Needles did for season four of Drag Race.

| Apr 1, 2021

Restless and bracing, "Wojnarowicz" gives a notorious life its due.

| Mar 29, 2021

Wojnarowicz...offers an in-depth look at the raging flame that made the artist such a potent critic of his times.

| Mar 26, 2021

Skillfully edited by Dave Stanke, "F**k You F*ggot F***er" is a constantly moving collage, a locomotive piece propelling toward a bleak end, and that is Wojnarowicz's death.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 25, 2021

McKim's documentary is as jangly and urgent as its subject and his art, and it packs a melancholy wallop, using the artist's own running commentary via cassette tape.

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

Chris McKim's documentary brings to life a revolutionary artist who did things his way as well as New York in the '70s and '80s.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 25, 2021

A bold, uncompromising look at a bold, uncompromising artist... that not only preserves an essential piece of queer history, but pays tribute to an entire generation of artists without whom mainstream queer art wouldn't exist.

| Mar 24, 2021

What's most interesting is how McKim softens Wojnarowicz, capturing his vulnerability, playfulness and tenderness, but also how those sides of him informed the unwavering resolve and honesty he is often remembered for.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 23, 2021

Bolstered by interviews with friends, relatives, lovers, curators and admirers, the documentary sketches out as much of Wojnarowicz's personal history and impact as it can fit in under two hours.

| Original Score: 8.2/10 | Mar 23, 2021

The film benefits from Wojnarowicz own voice because he kept a recorded "journal" beginning in the late 70s. His eloquence is as outstanding as his anger is direct.

| Mar 22, 2021

"Wojnarowicz" features selections from hundreds of hours of personal recordings the artist left behind after his 1992 death.

| Mar 22, 2021

McKim makes sure we connect the dots between Wojnarowicz's time and ours.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 22, 2021

Taken straight from a well-known 1984 piece, McKim's title feels like an affront and an invitation. In that, he's keeping the spirit of Wojnarowicz intact.

| Mar 21, 2021

This is not a movie that placates the audience or pats you on the back for watching. It leaves you riled-up and ready to start an argument. As art should.

| Mar 20, 2021

In addition to providing a valuable recent history lesson, the film offers an intriguing exploration of its subject's inspiration, process, and legacy.

| Mar 20, 2021