Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

"The intelligence and even-handedness of this documentary about the provocative fashion photographer... makes a change from the fawning tone you get in a lot of fashion films."

"A refreshingly nuanced look at work that inspires snap judgments."

"A gossipy portrait..."

"An engaging and surprisingly playful documentary..."

"While it raises questions about individualized female empowerment as it is tied to fashion and capitalism, it then fails to adequately answer them."

"While the film is hardly as transgressive as its subject, it manages to be unexpectedly moving..."