I'm Still Here

El Biffo

This is just ridiculous, obviously an elaborate hoax, and totally silly, or they wouldn't have shown Britney Spear's labia (85:04) and hired an actor to play J.P.'s dad. I think When Herzog Rescued Phoenix is made up, too; there's no evidence to corroborate that it ever happened except that they both say so and I don't believe it. The cartoon is a nice companion piece, tho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDcnLfLaFiY

Endless Eye

I admit that I had hoped this film might be much more enlightening or entertaining. But sadly it is a series of pointless and predictable events. At it's best, there are a few comical scenes and phrases, but mostly it left me wondering for its entire duration: "Why am I supposed to care?"

Polyglot

I lost my believability (is that a word) in this film when I saw Joaquin snort cocaine and have sex with a hooker. *spoiler alert*

Wee Hunk

I wasn't going to watch it. Just seemed like a lot of navel gazing. I read a review on AV Club that said it was good. It made mountains out of molehills. Ultimately, the review made it more interesting.

Stefan Drees

It hast some interesting moments, especially regarding the critical perspectives on the mechanisms of film/music business. But large parts of the movie are running idle. By the way: Did anybody count how often J.P. uses the words "fuck" or "fucking"?

Ari

Great performance by Phoenix in a film that documents the psychosis of fame and the symbiotic sickness of media and celebrity in ways that recalls Bret Easton Ellis, not to mention anticipating the current Charlie Sheen moment.

Arisa

I started watching this and pretty much hated it off the bat. So about half an hour in, I looked up a bit more background on it and what really inspired Phoenix and Affleck to make the film and that helped me like/understand it more, but he's SUCH an asshole in it that I can't even focus on anything but disliking him.

Kenrick Block

From it's jarring yet gorgeous opening shot to it's enigmatic and even inviting conclusion -- this film is evidence that there are still unique and relevant artists working within the system today. Keep the experiments coming.