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By Brooke Corso (225) for The MacGuffin (26) on 29 Aug 2018

[The] titular character was anything but a rhinestone cowboy: a poet as hypersensitive to the sparks of life emanating from the trees and campfires…

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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 28 Aug 2018

An ode to a highly-gifted, troubled legend who left the industry (and this earth) with his own distinct brand of folk and country music, which…

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By Kimberly Pierce (77) for Geek Girl Authority (113) on 23 Aug 2018

The musical period piece is not only a visual work of art, but the feature film manage often raft moments of true poetry throughout its carefully…

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By Alex Lines (84) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 23 Aug 2018

This isn't so much a rags to riches story as it's a rags to more rags morality tale, examining the flaws within the country singer that prevented…

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By Hunter Lanier (52) for Film Threat (5,156) on 21 Aug 2018

As far as romantic laments of starving artists go, Blaze is one of the better ones…

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By Marisa Mirabal (47) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 19 Aug 2018

Ethan Hawke delivers a unique musical biopic in true Texas fashion…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 16 Aug 2018

At its best, Blaze feels like a cinematic translation of not just Blaze Foley's life but his music, anchored by two incredibly likable, lived-in…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 16 Aug 2018

Capturing the essence of its subject both visually and musically, this evocative biopic gives the late Texas songwriter Blaze Foley the spotlight…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 16 Aug 2018

Blaze’s best scene features Kris Kristofferson as Foley’s once-abusive, now near-senile father and Alynda Segarra as his sister, who escaped…

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By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Aug 2018

What separates Blaze from its peers, however, is the obvious affection the filmmakers have for their assortment of damaged characters…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 15 Aug 2018

Blaze isn’t a flashy movie, which seems about right since Hawke’s closest mentors and collaborators (Richard Linklater, for example) aren’t…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 08 Apr 2018

Foley's cult may never grow as big as his most ardent fans would like…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 08 Apr 2018

Blaze, which leaps around in time, telling Blaze Foley’s story by zeroing in on a handful of disparate moments, is beautifully made…

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By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 08 Apr 2018

This is an interesting, frustrating man to focus on, all the way up to his muddled end…

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By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 22 Mar 2018

It's a tour de force of oversized charm and verve, a living ballad of song-writer-as-ramblin'-man (and almost compulsive screw-up)…

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By Dan Caffrey (33) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 21 Mar 2018

Dickey pivots between storyteller, philosopher, hopeless romantic, philanderer, asshole, loyal friend, and belligerent drunk all the way up…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for indieWire (3,631) on 29 Jan 2018

Foley never wanted to be a star, shining only for itself. He wanted to be a legend, and live forever…

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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for The Playlist (3,871) on 29 Jan 2018

Overall, this is astute, fascinating filmmaking from Hawke who believes the small details are all part of the bigger picture, the deeper experience…

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