Review of Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) by Samuel Y — 20 Mar 2013

Beautiful movie , captured every detail through out the young Jeans life ... brilliant .

This review of Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) was written by Samuel Y on 20 Mar 2013.

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 02 Aug 2013

Talking heads include friends, fellow artists, art dealers and former girlfriends…

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By Ray Greene (127) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 04 Nov 2010

Using clips from home movies, newsreels and public access TV, Davis does a heroic job of bringing the edgy and diffuse mixed-media New York…

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By Fred Camper (31) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Apr 2015

In the interview, a charmingly self-effacing Basquiat displays a winning smile; perhaps no one could explain what drove him, or his 1988 death…

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By Monique Y (102) on 15 Jul 2013

Excellent biopic not just about Basquiat and his art but about the lifestyle of the 80's…

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By Micah B (80) on 07 Sep 2013

Not sure I want to see it but Rebecca recommended it…

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By Keith O (202) on 22 Oct 2010

A fittingly human retrospective. like that fat girl at the end of mean girls, I now too just have a lot of feelings…

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By Gordon C (275) on 19 May 2011

Good documentary but not great. Could have gone into far more depth about Basquiat's motivations and thinking…

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By Kenneth Baker (20) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 16 Dec 2015

People who have seen fellow painter Julian Schnabel's Basquiat - with its star-making portrayal by Jeffrey Wright - may reasonably trust its…

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By Jace L (117) on 07 Oct 2013

A good documentary on an even better subject…

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