Ailey Reviews



  • Ailey
    • Genre : Documentary
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : -
    • Duration : 82 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : -
    • Studio : Neon
    • Official Site : https://insigniafilms.com/Ailey
    • Reviews Rate
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Movie Reviews

  • though Ailey aptly demonstrates why this virtuoso should be remembered, it reveals little about the man himself, only sketchily delving into his adult personal life
    3 of 5 by Steve Davis [Austin Chronicle ]
  • caught between exalting the glory of his titanic accomplishments and their indelible mark on Black American culture, and figuring him out with only the available pieces of his intimate puzzle, "Ailey" does succeed at painting him as a complex figure
    by Carlos Aguilar [The Wrap ]
  • as a personal portrait, “Ailey” is lacking for charming anecdotes or nuggets of wisdom from the artist himself. But a true artist speaks through his work, and it’s appropriate that the revelations in “Ailey” arrive via the dance scenes
    Review rate : B+ by Jude Dry [IndieWire ]
  • an evocative piece of work; A haunting portrait of what it means to be an artist - from the triumphs to the empty, lonely feeling that you're never as good as you're supposed to be. It's a fitting tribute to an artistic giant
    4 of 4 by Chris Vognar [San Francisco Chronicle ]
  • a poetic documentary leaves out some crucial nuts and bolts but hauntingly evokes Alvin Ailey's majesty; “Ailey” creates a feeling about Alvin Ailey: how grace and eloquence, fire and obsession merged within him
    by Owen Gleiberman [Variety ]
  • a delicate portrait of a legendary figure; Wignot handles details of the legend’s tumultuous biography with great care; the greatest gift of this tightly conceived and beautiful doc lies in its appreciation of the divinity of dance
    by Lovia Gyarkye [The Hollywood Reporter ]
  • "Ailey" is best absorbed as an elegant, impressionistic primer, a chance to bask in his mastery of movement and dance, as framed by those near enough to him to know what it took out of him to gift it to the world
    by Robert Abele [Los Angeles Times ]

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