Jandek on Corwood

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Jandek on Corwood

2003

1h 28m

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Filmmaker Chad Freidrichs examines the life and career of Jandek, a Texas-based musician who deliberately remains obscure.

Jennie Punter

Globe and Mail

Ostensibly a documentary about a reclusive enigmatic outsider recording artist, Jandek on Corwood is actually a revealing portrait of outsider music nerds.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 28, 2007

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Time Out

Fascinatingly, [Director Chad Freidrichs'] film becomes less about biography than the passion of cultish obsession.

Aug 16, 2007

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Ned Martel

New York Times

The eerie documentary Jandek on Corwood lays out all the evidence that this musician is a genius, at least in keeping his fame fresh through a minimum of publicity.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2004

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Paul Sherman

Boston Herald

Not the year's best documentary, but it's the one most likely to stick in your mind for days.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 18, 2004

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Mark Athitakis

Filmcritic.com

inherently fascinating

Rated: 4/5

Sep 18, 2004

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Stina Chyn

Film Threat

It makes you think about what you consider to be music vs. noise or good music vs. bad music.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2004

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Audience Member

A missed opportunity. There are lots of interesting places it could have gone, but lacking an overall focus works more as an overview of the material.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

An interesting tale of a prolific "artist" who makes terrible music with intriguing album covers and tells so little about himself that he makes the rock critics all desire to see more. Would have been more interesting if it included footage of Jandek who I believe has made a number of public appearances post film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Perfekt introduktion till en gÃ¶md musiklegend, bra dokumentÃ¤r Ã¥.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

This is a great introduction to Jandek and the mystery surrounding him if you're a newcomer to his work or outsider music in general . It feels kind of unnecessary if you're already a fan, though. And since no one involved in the film really knows much of anything about him, 90 minutes of pure speculation feels like too much. The 1985 interview with him was interesting though, showing him as a much more normal guy than a lot of his fans would want to believe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A pretty interesting documentary on the mysterious representative of Corwood Industries and the daddy of all outsider musicians, I personally don't mind him - but it's essential viewing for fans. It's a little dated now seeing as he's been performing live since '04 but it's still worth a look, it got me listening to alot of his music which I had only breezed through before.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Fairly good consolidation of information surrounding the legend. Most interesting are his early marketing attempts, his desire to be known/unknown

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Chad Freidrichs examines the life and career of Jandek, a Texas-based musician who deliberately remains obscure.

Director: Chad Freidrichs
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2013
Runtime: 1h 28m

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