The film finds its footing whenever Johnny Coleman, professor of African-American Studies and Fine Arts at Oberlin College in Ohio, speaks openly about Wagner's troublesome images and the appeal those images have for whites.
One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story (2008)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:4
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.8/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 15, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: This documentary profiles legendary outsider artist Reverend Albert Wagner. A religious experience turned him to painting, and the result is an astounding body of work that inspires some and... This documentary profiles legendary outsider artist Reverend Albert Wagner. A religious experience turned him to painting, and the result is an astounding body of work that inspires some and reviles others. Racism, the vicissitudes of the art world, and Wagner's colorful personality are all subjects explored in the aptly titled ONE BAD CAT. [More]
Director: Thomas G. Miller
Director: Thomas G. Miller
Producer: Thomas G. Miller, Nancy Dickenson
Composer: Miriam Cutler
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Reviews for One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story
Miller neither defends or apologizes: His remarkably candid footage (extending all the way to Wagner's deathbed and beyond) and interviews leave the man's sincerity (and his collectors') as open to scrutiny as his art.
A compelling bio-pic about one bad mother (shut your mouth!) who could have written a Bible for today's ghetto gangstas on how to be a player.
With One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story and a subject this colorful, all a nonfiction filmmaker has to do is get out of the way.
Confessions like "God and art saved the Reverend Albert" beg for more interrogation than director Thomas G. Miller seems to have in him.
Directed by Thomas G. Miller, One Bad Cat brings fresh light to the artist Albert Wagner.
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