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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanAfter 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.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshIn Wilkes’ heartfelt thank you note of a film, time, art and space collide, though in the end, all things must pass.
- 80Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievAn 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.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreJay 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.”
- 75Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithJay Maisel’s former home suggests a bastion of creativity in a neighborhood whose rough edges have been completely sanded down.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA fascinating look at an artist's life.
- 70The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyIt’s a fun journey.
- 50RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenThe 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.