Comments on: Doc NYC Review: Jared Leto’s ‘Artifact’ Is A Compelling Portrait Of A Music Industry Under Water

By: Alexandra Thomas-Jones

Alexandra Thomas-Jones — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:04 +0000

Well it MUST be a good documentary if you can't bring yourself to actually insult it, while insulting everything about it. I'm sorry you were given this terrible assignment to view this documentary by the awful Jared Leto and his horrible band. I don't suppose there was anyone else around who could do the job? You just had to take one for the team? What a hero.

The truth is, Artifact is an intelligent, compelling and entertaining film with sincere bandmembers who make good music.

By: sdcbnj

sdcbnj — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:04 +0000

This sounds compelling, but 30 Seconds To Mars are a terrible band.

By: sxxlain

sxxlain — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:04 +0000

i wanna see this.

By: N. J.

N. J. — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:04 +0000

Yes, Jared Leto is beautiful. Nothing new there. But that seems to be so troubling for most men that they instantly hate him which in turn clouds their judgement completely.
You are a pretty good example…

By: wie

wie — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:04 +0000

Jared Leto is the worst fucking human being alive. I only have heard horror stories from everyone who has worked with him in every aspect of the music industry.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:04 +0000

lasted thirty minutes in it during toronto. steve albini summed this up ten years ago in a ten page essay. this probably is the most dated analysis of the record industry, novel only in that this critic and leto himself these issues are fresh and current.
and that the music is beyond crippling certainly doesnt help.

By: Thidwick Moses

Thidwick Moses — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:03 +0000

This is such a badly-structured and poorly written review. It reveals more about the reviewer than about the documentary. The documentary, by contrast, was well-structured, well-paced and spare. For example, there was a reason for why band member's biographical details were introduced – to explain what was at stake for them personally. There was a reason for including the views of the neurosurgeon – to explain why music is integral to the human experience. This then helps the film-makers make the point that commerce, undertaken poorly, could place barriers between artists and potential listeners and thereby narrow what music becomes available to us. I do appreciate reviewers being frank in their opinion on things both central and peripheral to the film they are reviewing – the personalities involved, the level of talent of those personalities in their other domains, et cetera – but only when this is done with wit and without the reviewer's feelings of inadequacy taking primary place.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:03 +0000

Who the f**k is Drew Taylor and why is he doing a review when it is obvious he knows sh*t about music or anything else. 30 Seconds to Mars – This is War is one of the greatest albums of all time. He is to focused on Jared's good looks and does not want to give him credit for his achievements.The fact that Jared had the ba**s to stand up for what he believes in – is something someone who has no achievements is jealous of. It is not Jared's fault that is talented, intelligent, ambitious and beautiful and you have none of those qualities. Since you are not able to review someone's work unbiasedly I suggest you turn to a career that doesn't involve any form of art since you have no soul and cannot appreciate it.

By: Jolieme

Jolieme — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:03 +0000

Well now that was a very shallow and bitchy review.What wonderful unbiased journalismj. I love how you managed to skip merrily over the important issues to focus on old timey pajamas and dreamy eyes and Jared had the cheek to come across as sincere ,would you have preferred if he came across as shifty because that would defeat the point of the entire documentary,don't you think?What a pity if someone skimmed over your review and decided that Artifact wasn't an important documentary for young up and coming artists to watch.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:03 +0000

Jeeez.. you obviously have absoloutely no idea what you are actually talking about. But thats ok we just can not all be cool 😉

By: Angel Face

Angel Face — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:03 +0000

Obviously if music sounds good, more people will like it. Don't know what your own taste in music is but if most ppl don't even appreciate it then its not Jared Leto's fault you have a different taste in music and part a minority. 30 Seconds To Mars inspires more people than any band you would deem as "inspiring" and the truth is that your lack of sympathy is your own fault and not any of the terms you described above.

By: NoFar

NoFar — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:10:03 +0000

Wow! Insult much? Wonder if you hate Jared Leto so much, why bother to go and see his movie. Sounded like a torture for you anyway. Or was it to just have something to whine about? It seems to me you hate this man mainly because he is too handsome to the degree that it is very hard to have sympathized with. Now this is a new kind of prejudice or what? He deserves to have gone through whatever he has gone through because he is the worlds' most handsome man? Problematically, your article is completely blank â your writing lacks decency, humanity and professionalism which might be your most crippling fault.
Hey! Right back at you!