Art for Everybody

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Art for Everybody
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Directed by Miranda Yousef
Produced by Morgan Neville
Tim Rummel
CinematographyJon Salmon
Tasha Van Zandt
Sebastian Zeck
Edited byMiranda Yousef
Production
company
Tremolo Productions
Distributed byFourth Act Film
Release date
  • March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)(SXSW)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Art for Everybody is a 2023 American documentary film about the life of artist Thomas Kinkade. It was directed by Miranda Yousef. [1] [2]

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It includes coverage of his unpublished work, which "experiments with forms and styles and frequently depict[ed] the darkness that lurked inside of him. In several images, dark brooding figures rendered in charcoal seem haunted[.]"[ This quote needs a citation ] The documentary was said to "complicate the [Kinkade] narrative."[ This quote needs a citation ]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 22 critics' reviews are positive. [3] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]

Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, "Much like Penny Lane's endlessly amusing Listening to Kenny G , Yousef's illuminating doc appeals to all sides, from Kinkade's haters to his most ardent defenders, revealing dimensions altogether absent from his enormously popular oeuvre." [1]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars, writing, "This is a fascinating documentary about a family discovering the depth and complexity of their patriarch while coming to terms with his flaws, as well as the capitalist system of art exhibition and sale that has different tiers and gatekeepers, depending on who you are, and your version of life." [5]

Accolades

In 2024, the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival. [6] It was nominated for Best First Documentary Feature at the 10th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Debruge, Peter (March 31, 2025). "'Art for Everybody' Review: An Illuminating Look at an American Painter Far Darker Than His 'Art' Let On". Variety .
  2. ↑ Wilkinson, Alissa (27 March 2025). "'Art for Everybody' Review: The Hidden Life of the 'Painter of Light'". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Art for Everybody". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Art for Everybody". Metacritic . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt (28 March 2025). "Art for Everybody". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "We're thrilled to..." Facebook . 5 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nominations Unveiled For The Tenth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards". Critics Choice Association . October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
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