“A huge success… A fantastic evocation of one of the most compelling soundworlds ever to orbit the contemporary underground. It makes you believe.”
-- David Keanan, Wire Magazine

“A strangely moving and well-produced chronicle of a legendary musical enigma, Jandek on Corwood captures the mystique of this reclusive human question mark without dispelling it. One fan observed that what Jandek creates isn't music -- it's an atmosphere. This film's shadowy, understated tone echoes its subject's spooky aura. Recommended, even if you don't know -- or if you loathe -- Jandek's recordings.”
-- Irwin Chusid Author, Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music

4 (of 5) Stars
Regardless of how you come down on Jandek’s music, it’s hard not to be fascinated by the enigmatic world he both inhabits and cultivates. Every music documentary is about the cult of personality; in Jandek on Corwood the personality lacks a person, but the results are compelling nonetheless. Jantastic!
-- Mark Athitakis, Filmcritic.com

Proves less interested in the more mundane question of who Jandek really is than in how the artist has managed to maintain his singular mystique. As one expert notes, and as Jandek on Corwood cleverly confirms, by withholding his own persona from fans, Jandek has created a far more intriguing, far more compelling image.
-- Hazel Dawn Dumpert, LA Weekly

3.5 (of 4) Stars
“Jandek on Corwood'' is not the year's best documentary, but it's the one most likely to stick in your mind for days.”
-- Paul Sherman, Boston Herald