Jay Myself
Oscilloscope | Release Date: July 31, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyOwen GleibermanJul 31, 2019
After watching Jay Myself, you yourself may begin to see the world in a whole new way, as if you’d woken up to all the images that might have been invisible before, but only because you passed them by. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlex SavelievAug 26, 2019
An ode to the artist and his city, Jay Myself may just make you stop and recognize beauty in a random light pattern, or in the way dust blankets an old photo. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshAug 15, 2019
In Wilkes’ heartfelt thank you note of a film, time, art and space collide, though in the end, all things must pass. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDerek SmithJul 25, 2019
Jay Maisel’s former home suggests a bastion of creativity in a neighborhood whose rough edges have been completely sanded down. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 22, 2019
Jay Myself paints an affectionate, curmudgeonly documentary portrait of one of New York’s greatest photographers. Jay Maisel was a star of ad photography during the “Mad Men” era, an art photographer of great renown after that and a portrait photographer whose work graced profiles and album covers, such as Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue.” Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJul 30, 2019
It’s a fun journey. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 29, 2019
A fascinating look at an artist's life. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJul 31, 2019
The film has a grounded, jovial quality especially whenever we see images of Wilkes and Maisel from previous years; it's sometimes like a low-key comedy about one man's quirky mentor and buddy. Read full review
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