[Friedkin] curses all the way through this movie and it's indicative of his filmmaking style -- which was "I don't care, I'm making it my way."
Read full articleFriedkin is an engaging raconteur, even (or especially) when he's rambling through half-formed thoughts...
Read full articleAlways a good show, even when the subject is saying things so wild or silly that they make the viewer's eyes roll like tires tumbling down a steep mountainside in Friedkin's jungle thriller Sorcerer.
Read full articleFor all his career ups and downs, he has remained devoted to making genuinely challenging and exciting work, and has succeeded more often than not. The documentary serves as a strong incitement to dig into it.
Read full articleThis enjoyable doc records a Hollywood master looking back at his career with lucid hindsight and irony.
Read full articleUnfortunately, Francesco Zippel's fawning, cookie-cutter tribute is nothing more than an add-on for a DVD box set, were they still making those.
Read full articleIt's just a shame this entertaining documentary by his one-time line producer Francisco Zippel isn't as frank as its subject.
Read full articleAt best, Friedkin Uncut is a serviceable EPK on whatever Friedkin film is set to get yet another Blu-ray release. Flat, lifeless, superficial. Just a slog.
Read full articleThe documentary's unskilled neophyte director Francesco Zippel is no Friedkin, but his subject makes this an important part of film history.
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