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By Steve Murray (153) for ArtsATL (57) on 26 Sep 2018

It takes some effort to turn the story of New York City's notorious bad boy of photography into something of a yawn, but this biopic pretty…

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By Gary M. Kramer (92) for San Francisco Bay Times (8) on 21 Jun 2018

Mapplethorpe continues to hit the expected beats of the photographer's life, having about as much depth as a Wikipedia entry…

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By Lee Jutton (73) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 11 May 2018

There is a spark missing from Mapplethorpe that one is better off seeking out in one of his photographs…

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By Lena Wilson (121) for Slate (2,081) on 07 May 2018

This zoetrope-esque blurring ultimately lends Mapplethorpe its edge, as audiences will feel unable to tear themselves away from its protagonist's…

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By John Fink (368) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 May 2018

Fronted by a fine performance by Matt Smith, Mapplethorpe plays it safe with a subject that’s anything but…

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By David D'arcy (130) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 27 Apr 2018

The 12-year project – commissioned by the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation – is evidence that Timoner, who made documentaries before, can…

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By Dan Callahan (211) for TheWrap (3,203) on 27 Apr 2018

Even if budgetary restraints sometimes keep Timoner from fully capturing the time she is re-creating, nothing holds Smith back from making…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 27 Apr 2018

To rob Mapplethorpe of his controversy is to strip the movie of its dramatic conflict…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 Apr 2018

This is, in abstract, a bold and brilliant performance, an act of possession, really, and Smith never personally steps wrong in the film’s…

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By Facebook U (1,208) on 24 Apr 2018

Great Biopic! Truly captured the 'tortured' artist. loved that they shot using film…

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By Eric P (911) on 24 Apr 2018

Great Biopic! Truly captured the 'tortured' artist. loved that they shot using film…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for indieWire (3,631) on 23 Apr 2018

This runaway train of a biopic renders an iconoclast in the most generic of terms, straining Mapplethorpe’s brief life into a series of bullet-points…

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