Review of Mapplethorpe (2019) by Glenn Kenny for The New York Times — 28 Feb 2019
Mapplethorpe, directed by Ondi Timoner, is a fictionalized biography of the photographer that is most alive when it’s putting its subject’s pictures on the screen, which it does often. And should have done more, because the movie is otherwise as timid as its subject was bold.
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This review of Mapplethorpe (2019) was written by Glenn Kenny and published by The New York Times on 28 Feb 2019.
Mapplethorpe has generally received mixed reviews.
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