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Jim Farber

Jim Farber's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Moonage Daydream (2022) 92% 5/5 EDIT “No conventional music documentary could capture an artist as mercurial as David Bowie. So it’s good that director Brett Morgen, 53, banished the usual parade of talking head blowhards to, instead, turn his doc into a psychedelic swirl of sound and vision.” – AARP Movies for Grownups Sep 16, 2022 Full Review Cool as Ice (1991) 3% 1/4 EDIT “Ultimately, you can't even call it a movie. It's more like a series of fashion spreads stitched together, lying there flat.” – New York Daily News Aug 13, 2021 Full Review Wayne's World (1992) 79% 3/4 EDIT “Amazingly, the patched-together and padded screen version manages to amuse, if only through the sheer brazenness of its stupidity.” – New York Daily News Mar 11, 2021 Full Review The Quiet One (2019) 64% 3/5 EDIT “Many of the subject's observations are bland.” – Guardian May 3, 2019 Full Review Straight Outta Compton (2015) 89% 4/5 EDIT “"Straight Outta Compton" goes right to the heart of what made N.W.A. one of the most defiant groups of all time.” – New York Daily News Aug 12, 2015 Full Review Amy (2015) 96% 4/5 EDIT “The result may be depressing, but the performance footage balances it with rousing evidence of Winehouse's eternal talent.” – New York Daily News Jun 30, 2015 Full Review Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) 97% 4/5 EDIT “At an exhaustive 2 hours and 12 minutes, the movie creates a portrait of Cobain that's more intimate, and more disturbing, than any that fans have witnessed before.” – New York Daily News Apr 22, 2015 Full Review Lambert & Stamp (2014) 89% 4/5 EDIT “Many great docs have been made about The Who (including the ecstatic "The Kids Are All Right"), but "Lambert & Stamp" gets closest to the band's fragility and unlikely story.” – New York Daily News Apr 1, 2015 Full Review Hype! (1996) 93% 2.5/4 EDIT “The film makers themselves don't seem to understand the deep cultural resonances created by this hype. Worse, they endorse the selfishness of the Seattle-ites who, apparently, want all this good stuff for themselves.” – New York Daily News Mar 18, 2015 Full Review The Wrecking Crew (2008) 94% 4/5 EDIT “These unsung heroes are the subject of an illuminating, witty and comprehensive documentary by Denny Tedesco, son of the Crew's inventive guitarist, the late Tommy Tedesco.” – New York Daily News Mar 10, 2015 Full Review Time Is Illmatic (2014) 98% 3/5 EDIT “The album lives as a touchstone, and a turning point, in New York hip hop. The film may be far less significant, but it does bear witness to the music's greatness.” – New York Daily News Oct 2, 2014 Full Review Finding Fela (2014) 60% 3/5 EDIT “There's nothing like seeing Fela himself - blowing his sax, expressing his unbridled sexuality and living a life like no other.” – New York Daily News Jul 31, 2014 Full Review Mistaken for Strangers (2013) 92% 3/5 EDIT “In the end, the film offers a portrait of fraternal commitment that's both strange and sweet.” – New York Daily News Mar 27, 2014 Full Review 20 Feet From Stardom (2013) 99% 4/5 EDIT “It's that versatility that defines these singers, the ability to make following seem as important as leading.” – New York Daily News Dec 31, 2013 Full Review Metallica: Through the Never (2013) 82% 4/5 EDIT “Lets viewers feel like they're sliding up and down the fretboard of Kirk Hammett's guitar, volleying between the cymbals of Lars Ulrich and swallowing spit spewed by singer James Hetfield.” – New York Daily News Sep 26, 2013 Full Review One Direction: This Is Us (2013) 64% 3/5 EDIT “The stage footage, from Madison Square Garden to Mexico City's stadium, has some snazzy allure. The 3-D effects make fans feel like they could reach out and squeeze them.” – New York Daily News Aug 28, 2013 Full Review Greetings From Tim Buckley (2012) 72% 1/5 EDIT “For all [Badgley's] efforts, the movie itself ends up little more than an exploitation item, a sad place-holder until the real thing comes along.” – New York Daily News Apr 29, 2013 Full Review Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Director Jacob Hatley clearly earned the complete trust of Helm's inner circle, enough to capture the icon's crusty humor, singular talent and significant bravery in the face of his fate.” – New York Daily News Apr 18, 2013 Full Review Neil Young Journeys (2011) 89% 4/5 EDIT “Of course, the music is the thing and the sounds here earn Demme's reverence.” – New York Daily News Jun 28, 2012 Full Review Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) 63% 3/5 EDIT “It's nice to watch the members marvel unendingly over their new find, while Pineda himself presents an ideal image of gratitude and hard work.” – New York Daily News Apr 26, 2012 Full Review Marley (2012) 95% 4/5 EDIT “The narrative does a solid job of explaining key elements of Marley's keen sensibility, including his deep identification with outsiders and his encompassing world view.” – New York Daily News Apr 19, 2012 Full Review Chemical Brothers: Don't Think (2012) 88% 2/5 EDIT “The visuals never achieve the immersion they're after. In fact, the screen frame winds up circumscribing the experience, rendering the audience voyeurs.” – New York Daily News Jan 31, 2012 Full Review
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