Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Sep 21, 2021 3.5/5

Two iconic artists in the twilight of their lives reflecting on their work and how they continue to explore it.

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David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Jun 10, 2020

This final work by the legendary Albert Maysles...is an affectionate portrait of his friend, the fashion queen Iris Apfel, in her 90s.

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Emily Maskell Flip Screen Oct 7, 2019

Iris is a wonderful reflection on the legacy of an individual who has lived an exceptional life.

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Ren Jender Bitch Flicks Mar 8, 2019

[Albert] Maysles, doesn't just coast on his reputation in Iris: he brings a perspective a younger filmmaker probably could not.

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Morgan Rojas Cinemacy Nov 9, 2018

Behind those iconic bottle-rimmed glasses is a woman who has lived life to the fullest, and serves as an inspiration to everyone who watches the film.

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Camilla Long Sunday Times (UK) Feb 16, 2018 4/5

This is not a film about big people or grand issues. It is delicately, oddly, insistently trivial.

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Steve Erickson Gay City News Feb 16, 2018

In some respects, "Iris" seems remarkably modern for the work of an 88-year-old filmmaker. It finds common ground with "Actress" in suggesting that we - especially the 51 percent of us who happen to be female - are constantly performing.

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Alexandra MacAaron Women's Voices for Change Dec 3, 2017 8.5/10

Much of the fun is getting a behind-the-scenes look at how fashion icon Iris Apfel constructs an outfit. And then, maybe, following er lead. (That necklace that was too big, too bright, too gaudy may seem just right. Especially if you add another.)

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Kathy Fennessy The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017

[Iris] is, in other words, a love letter from one artist to another.

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Alex Heeney Seventh Row Aug 14, 2017 4/5

Full of humour and warmth, [Iris] is a delight, and sure to pique your interest in more audacious outfits.

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Indra Arriaga Anchorage Press Jun 20, 2017

The beautiful thing about Iris is that even though there are pearls of wisdom, tender moments, heartfelt truths and sharp criticisms throughout, the film never loses focus of what is at the heart of Iris' work and life.

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Alex Lines Film Inquiry Jan 9, 2017

Iris, Maysles's last feature film, works as a great final piece for the director and an entertaining profile of an eccentric underground fashion icon.

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Kimberly Gadette Doddle Jul 29, 2016 8.5/10

So much more than meets Iris's bespectacled eyes: looking at self-determination, relentless individuality, devil-may-care creativity, romance, fame and mortality...all peppered throughout with delicious humor.

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Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Jun 5, 2016 8/10

An especially realistic portrait of human life even by the standards of an inherently realistic genre.

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Peter Calder New Zealand Herald May 4, 2016 3/5

A charming if occasionally too-reverential portrait of New York identity and self-described "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel.

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Tara Brady Irish Times Mar 7, 2016 4/5

There is, for all the frivolity of her business, a gravitas and magnetism about Iris Apfel: she's smart and funny and sassy enough for the viewer to see past a life of privilege and walk-in wardrobes.

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Zade Constantine The Film Stage Feb 26, 2016 B+

Iris offers an entertaining view into the artistic process, encroaching mortality, and societal trends.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 5, 2016 B

Fashion is a combination of history, science, architecture, culture and politics, according to Iris. More than any other film, this film provides some answers to this question: Why is fashion important?

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Jonathan Kiefer SF Weekly Jan 2, 2016

Although mostly a loose and unchallenging portrait, Iris is of value to the documentary field if only for taking a stand, however casual, against drabness.

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Alonso Díaz de la Vega El Universal Dec 29, 2015

The last documentary of the last of the Maysles brothers is a suitable farewell to a career focused on the eccentric and marginalized. [Full review in Spanish]

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