I Called Him Morgan

  • 2017


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96 % Certified-fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 38
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 4.0/5
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3.2
All we have are the known facts, and that is all that I Called Him Morgan provides in the end. Av Club
3.5
A bittersweet documentary about the woman who saved a jazz legends life, and then killed him. Indie Wire
3.5
Given the feats that Lee achieved, its a narrative screaming for dramatised treatment, though this deserves to be the version of record. Screen Daily
5.0
The musicians must be the most photogenic men alive almost every shot evokes a freedom of spirit, a simultaneous relaxation and alertness. Vulture
4.5
Throughout the film, you feel the slow, grim pull of inevitable tragedy. Paste Magazine
3.8
This movie is poignant; the personalities on display here are all beautiful, brave people. Rogerebert
4.4
3.5 out of 4 stars Title I Called Him Morgan Written by Kasper Collin Directed by Kasper Collin Starring Lee Morgan, Helen Morgan Genre Documentary Cl .. The Globe And Mail
3.5
Jazz Messengers: Lee Morganand Wayne Shorter.Courtesy Film Rise/Submarine Deluxe/Kasper Collin Produktion AB Its fitting that one of the great films a .. Village Voice
5.0
Helen giveth, and Helen takethor, in the words of Collin, it was a Greek tragedy..Yet the documentary doesnt end on a flourish of blue notes, but one .. Village Voice
4.2
Its a moving portrait of the great jazz trumpeter and of the tragedy that befell him, as seen through the eyes of his woman. Sover
3.5
Laramie Movie Scope: I Called Him Morgan The tragic end of Morgan and Helens relationship by Robert Roten, Film Critic November 9, 2017 This documenta .. Lariat
4.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
5.0
With the best jazz recordings you recognise the beginning and know where its going to wind up, but its the road there thats unpredictable. The Guardian
4.5
The trumpet is an instrument that blasts, and its use in the film is a jolt, commanding your full attention. Film Inquiry
4.5
Its both a portrait of people and a historical landscape, a virtual vision of American timesthe lives of black Americans in the age of Jim Crow and de .. New Yorker
4.4
Director Kasper Collin imbues this documentary with an ambiguous, unsettlingly empathetic emotional force. Slant Magazine
3.5
Aarons attempt to capture his uncles essence is touching, but unfortunately its too simplistic to provide much, if any, perspectivemore Bloodhounds of .. Slant Magazine
3.1
A documentary charts the brief life, trumpet career and volatile romantic history of Lee Morgan. Washington Post
4.0
This is not a lurid true crime tale of jealousy and drug addiction, but a delicate human drama about love, ambition and the glories of music. The New York Times
3.5
If the conclusion ever feels unsatisfying, its an inevitable byproduct of the storys real life circumstances.We realize that frustrating sense of diss .. The Film Stage
3.5
The story also is iconic and drama filled enough to potentially appeal to producers of fiction films. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Though Helen Morgan was 14 years older than Lee when they met in 1967, the connection was immediate. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Compelling documentary tells the story of Lee Morgan and his common law wife, Helen Lee Morgan and Helen Morgan in the documentary I Called Him Morgan .. Detroit News
4.0
Content may be king in non fiction filmmaking, and Collin has assembled a great deal here. Variety
4.2
In part, it comes from the joy of the company of jazz men recounting this era. The Play List
2.0
But the unavoidable distance from these people leaves much of the film feeling staid, dull and frustrating. Now Toronto
4.0
Its a tactic of many a modern screenwriter to parlay the high drama of classical tragedy into a more approachable and relatable template. Lw Lies
4.0
Musicians sometimes paraphrase Debussy, or one another, in saying that music is the silence between the notes. Wsj
4.0
Labelmate Wayne Shorter is among the survivors testifying to the trumpet greats almost all there genius. Straight
3.8
But this commendable sophomore feature provides a strong calling card for Kasper Collins filmmaking skills. Awards Circuit
5.0
More than its range of illuminating soundbites from friends and bandmates, its that sense of lifes free flowing messiness that enlivens Collins film, .. The Daily Beast
2.5
But the ambiguous phrasing is not entirely inappropriate, since neither Collin nor the many interviewees vilify Helen. Sf Weekly
4.0
By Jose Teodoro Trumpeter Lee Morgan belonged to that wave of early 60s Blue Note recording artists that included Sonny Clark and Ike Quebec, guys who .. Cinema Scope
4.5
As a lifelong jazz buff I was eager to see I Called Him Morgan to learn more about one of my favorite trumpeters, Lee Morgan.His recordings from the 1 .. Leonard Mal
4.5
Morgans music and Helens foggy memories will take your breath away.Its an amazing coda to a jazz musicians life. Dwight Brown Ink
4.5
But the indicative name to be found in the credits is in the production section: Lifetime Films, a cinematic outgrowth of the cable TV channel.Enough .. Daily Public
3.5
Much like the film itself, its a welcome reminder that Morgans true legacy should be all the wonderful music he made, not the tragic way his final per .. Shadow And Act
5.0
Quite simply, the greatest film about a jazz musician ever. Do not miss this story of a career cut short by a Frankie and Johnny tragedy. Louis Proyect
3.5
And loss.You can hear the loss in the voices that Collin captures on camera. Spokane7
5.0
To paraphrase an age old maxim, Hell hath no fury like a Helen scorned! Gig News Online



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