”Breathtaking images… What makes ‘Uncropped’ so great — and so memorable — is the way a chronicle of New York City’s art and media scenes from the 1960s forward emerges from the conversations.’”
CRITIC’S PICK. “As you watch ‘Uncropped’, an addictive look at the life and work of the photographer James Hamilton, you may think: He’s the greatest New York photographer of them all.’”
”Must-See. A rich and absorbing documentary… if you want to hear everyone from Wes Anderson to Thurston Moore reflecting on the contrasts that make New York look and sound like no other city on Earth, you can’t do much better than ‘Uncropped’.’”
“People often ask me if there is a film that shows what New York was like in the ’60s, the ’70s, the ’80s, into the ’90s. Now there is: D. W. Young’s ‘Uncropped’… A necessary document for anyone who cares about great journalism.”
Amy Taubin, Screen Slate
”Compelling. James Hamilton’s pictures are tremendous, and a serious-minded look at an artistry that’s rarely afforded this kind of spotlight is a valuable thing.”
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter
“One of the Best (and Most Anticipated) Documentaries of 2024”
ERIK MORSE, VOGUE
”A vivid portrait of the times… The film also honors the colorful personalities that fueled the alternative press.”
David Morgan, CBS News
“Hamilton’s black-bordered, full-frame images long ago surpassed the old “a picture says a thousand words” metric to, at their best, leave you speechless.”
R.C. Baker, THE VILLAGE VOICE
“Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore Picks His 5 Favorite Images From Prolific New York Photographer James Hamilton”
SOPHIE LEE, CULTURED MAGAZINE
”How ‘Uncropped’ Photographer James Hamilton Captured the New York Arts Scene, from Jean-Luc Godard to Wes Anderson”
Anne Thompson, IndieWire
”James Hamilton knows how to capture a moment."”
kate hinds, WNYC’s All of It with alison stewart
“It's more than a treasure trove of Hamilton's photos - it documents an era when the downtown New York City scene was a global cultural force in film, music, art and journalism.”
Tom Brook, BBC News
“Not only a portrait of the man behind some of the most iconic portraits, but also a look back at a lost era in alternative news media.”
“A love letter to New York journalism.”
“A rollicking and stylish portrait.”
Ed Rampell, Truthdig
“Legendary New York Photographer James Hamilton Gets the Documentary Treatment”
MIN CHEN, Artnet
”A rollicking good time. An engaging celebration of creativity in all its forms.”
Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Hammer to Nail
”This elegant exploration of journalism and vision slowly reveals New York and its cultural influence through the eyes of one of its most prolific photographers.”
Sergiu Inzian, Eye for Film
”[The] warm and lovely ‘Uncropped’, which is as gentle and unassuming as its subject, photographer James Hamilton, who should be a household name… ‘Uncropped’ also serves as an insightful document on more than fifty years of New York City journalism.”
Mark Rifkin, This Week in New York
”Enchanting. ‘Uncropped' is continually surprising, dropping in bits and pieces of Hamilton’s remarkable life as they might come up in spontaneous conversation… An entire life has come into focus brilliantly.”
Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest
“A visually stunning, roller coaster ride of a documentary. ‘Uncropped' is the story of an artist who has clearly gone after that which he loves and who truly lives with, and in, his art."
Seth Shire, Unpaid Film Critic
“A wonderful portrait."
Belle McIntyre, Musée Magazine
“UNCROPPED is one of my favorite films of DOC NYC and probably 2023 as well."
Steven Kopian, Unseen Films
“Fascinating and captivating."
avi offer, NYC Movie Guru
“James Hamilton: From Film Sets to War Zones”
MARK SEGAL, EAST HAMPTON STAR
“This is a really wonderful documentary… [Hamilton] contains multitudes, and his camera unflinchingly captures child soldiers and massacres as it does the bright and beautiful.”
Alonso Duralde and Dave White, KCRW | Press Play
“D. W. Young’s documentary ‘Uncropped’ surveys the compelling life and work of Hamilton, and the indelible mark he’s left on New York City’s cultural history.”
Jack Sullivan, AIR MAIL
“Absolutely terrific. What you see is a free press that has diminished substantially. But [James Hamilton’s] work is really transcendent. Not only is he a brilliant photographer, but he knows everything there is to know about movies. He stumps Peter Bogdonavich!”
andy klein and Tim Cogshell, LAist Film Week
“Ten reasons you will love ‘Uncropped’”
“A master class on black and white photography and framing a shot? It’s here. A history of the newspaper business in the last decades of the 20th century? It’s here… This is a documentary about a man who created beautiful, thoughtful, soulful images. And still does.”
“An absolute treasure. D.W. Young brings together all these strands of New York and national culture, and the fullness of a life spent chronicling.”
Gil Roth, the virtual memories show
“Richly entertaining”
Kevin Filipski, Static
“James Hamilton on Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson, the Village Voice days and ‘Uncropped’”
Anne-Katrin Titze, Eye for Film
“Thoroughly entertaining”