Review of Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013) by David Noh for Film Journal International — 06 Jun 2013

A true-life horror story featuring a lead more monstrous than any mere vampire or werewolf.

This review of Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013) was written by David Noh and published by Film Journal International on 06 Jun 2013.

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 03 Jun 2013

Watching a movie about the late trash-TV pioneer turns out to be fascinating, even when his story is told as messily as it is here…

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By Christian P (178) on 31 Dec 2013

Good documentary, goes back to Morton's childhood, raised by a semi-famous singing father, and clips of Junior's show, more of a shock version…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 03 Oct 2013

The film argues that Downey's story is at once banal and outrageous, predictable and (sometimes) surprising…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 05 Jun 2013

This fascinating show-business documentary brings its subject to life, warts and all, in a way that would no doubt have thoroughly pleased him…

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By Mark E (475) on 07 Jun 2013

Before there was Beck, Hannity, and O'Reilly, there was Morton Downey Jr…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 26 May 2013

Downey found a way to channel his working-class audience’s anger against liberal shibboleths and not incidentally take down both his dad…

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I have to admit that ever since news of his death from lung cancer in 2001, I hadn't given much thought to Morton Downey, Jr…

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