Review of Crumb (1995) by Tristan S — 16 Oct 2007
Crumb is a relatively little-known movie from Terry Zwigoff and championed by Roger Ebert and the late Gene Siskel that follows an intellectual cartoonist over a short period of time, and in doing so, opens an incredibly candid angle on family, childhood, sex, relationships, human oddities, selfhood, manhood, tabooity, racism and more.
It should be required viewing for all as it makes us do what Robert Crumb has done all his life, take a step back and review reality and the direction western culture has taken over the last 100 years.
If Crumb was a bit part in a documentary about someone he knew, he'd come accross as a deviant or a lunatic genius at best. But Crumb is the film, and it's this juxtaposition that makes the film work so well.
Utterly riveting viewing.
This review of Crumb (1995) was written by Tristan S on 16 Oct 2007.
Crumb has generally received very positive reviews.
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