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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 02 Apr 2006

An inside look at the weird world of the cult hero of grunge rock who is, well, weird…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Ebert & Roeper (629) on 02 Apr 2006

It doesn't condescend [to Johnston], it doesn't exploit him. It just tells us about his life…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 31 Mar 2006

Not so much about music per se, as about the fearfully thin line separating man from madness or, in Johnston's vision, from Satan…

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By Sophie H (91) on 31 Mar 2006

up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 30 Mar 2006

A performer of formidable self-absorption, Johnston has inspired a film with the same trait, and the results are about what you might expect…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 30 Mar 2006

As for the serious fans of his work, well, maybe I'm not getting something, but they seem like the craziest people in the movie…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 30 Mar 2006

[The film] may be a paean to a lost 'genius,' but it is also a gritty, involving, warts-and-all tale of celebrity and psychosis that leaves…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 29 Mar 2006

Johnston's story may seem like another '80s cultural footnote, but just when you think…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 29 Mar 2006

Chronicles the eerie and oddly inspiring story of Johnston's ongoing battles to survive - both as artist and human being…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for New York Times (5,786) on 29 Mar 2006

The romantic cliche that all artists are a little bit mad is put through its paces (if never seriously questioned) in this documentary about…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 29 Mar 2006

No wonder Kurt Cobain was a fan…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 29 Mar 2006

Why he keeps being a called a 'musical genius' in the film is something my ears could never understand…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 29 Mar 2006

Whatever one's opinion of Johnston's art, this is documentary filmmaking at its finest…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 28 Mar 2006

Thornberry, a friend of Johnston, reminds us that we can appreciate the Van Goughs and Virginia Wolffs of the world, but it's hard to romanticize…

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By Jessica Winter (193) for Village Voice (8,525) on 27 Mar 2006

Jeff Feuerzeig's tremendous documentary runs on the motive force of intelligent fandom and radiates an ineffable grace…

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By Leslie V (11) on 27 Mar 2006

Anything 2 do with the devil has 2 b good…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Oct 2005

Picture is particularly well-crafted, managing to avoid the ambulance-chasing tenor that might easily have turned this into a voyeuristic freakshow…

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By Daniel Wible (9) for Film Threat (5,156) on 07 Oct 2005

With this film, I believe that the strange and wonderful legend of Daniel Johnston will only continue to grow…

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By Geoff Pevere (572) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 07 Oct 2005

The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a movie about a man whose demons live with him always, but who has somehow found a way of speaking that can…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 13 Sep 2005

Even if you can't get into Johnston's music (count me in that group), this is to be filed under must-see…

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