Little Richard: I Am Everything - Reviews

...stellar doc about a performer whose flamboyant stage presence made him a trailblazer

...irresistible tribute to a rock’n’roll genius.

The "Quasar of Rock" is the subject of this juicy and insightful documentary which prizes deep cultural analysis over the usual bobbysoxer hysteria.

Elegantly shifting her lens between Little Richard’s biography and the history of the music that sprung forth from him...

Little Richard died in 2020 at the age of 87, and the time is right to take a long look at the "architect," as he called himself. The legacy is huge, the influence gigantic, but the world moves so quickly now, racing past deaths like his...

We come away from Cortés’ documentary with a larger appreciation of Richard’s hits and his innovations (from his fashions to his musicality) — even if Richard the person remains obscured.

...a dazzling documentary on a brave yet conflicted artist.

Little Richard er fascinerende modsætningsfyldt.

...gør hovedpersonens liv og karriere relevant og vedkommende i en nutidig kontekst.

...ett viktigt tidsdokument och det är gripande att Richards musikaliska gärning äntligen är utskriven svart på vitt.

...en både rolig och tänkvärd dokumentär om en av rockens verkliga stilbildare.

...[genopretter] den rockhistoriske balance og giver Little Richard den respekt og historiske fylde, han ikke fik, mens han var på toppen.