Critics are tossing flowers at Netflix’s Kanye West documentary programme.
That Netflix’s next major programme is a critical favourite seems to be the case. For those who are always looking for fresh excuses not to quit their Netflix subscription, we’ve got some good news for you. Netflix’s documentary series Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, which has a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 92 percent, is now a critical favourite.
Netflix’s three-part documentary about the most contentious man in music already has a Certified Fresh label (which needs “a continuous Tomatometer score of 75 percent or above… at least five reviews from Top Critics… and a minimum of 20 reviews [for TV series].”).
The second and third episodes of Jeen-yuhs, a three-part series premiering on Netflix on Wednesday (Feb. 16), will air the following Wednesdays.
As Kanye West stands in front of a microphone clad in jeen-yuhs, listening to music with headphones,
Kanye’s early days as a producer who also loved to rhyme are explored in Jeen-yuhs, setting the stage for his eventual emergence as the face of pop culture. For the first time, the words of “Two Words” were used in Netflix’s “first peek” teaser for Kanye West’s upcoming film.
Take a look at the trailer for the movie, which seems to be the source of the docuseries’ title. We’ll explain why reviewers Jeen-yuhs underneath. In a conversation with the cameraman, Kanye West reveals that he and Rhymefest had a disagreement (who is sitting right there).
Rhymefest asks Kanye, “Who are you to proclaim yourself a genius?” as the focus of the dispute, which is predictable.
What Netflix’s Kanye documentary gets from the critics
The series “has a growing emphasis on news and TV footage,” according to Anna Smith of Deadline, who calls Jeen-yuhs “raw, rambling and compelling in equal measure.” Her words: “This presents Kanye incompletely but compassionately, indicating that underneath the confidence he’s slightly lost and vulnerable — albeit not lacking in wordplay.” are particularly noteworthy. Additionally, she points out that “there isn’t a great lot of insight into his creative process; less yet into his connections with women.”
The New York Times’ Kevin Maher deems Jeen-yuhs “indecently watchable” and wonders why West would have contested the series’ publication given he requested full access to the edit room for the project. It’s possible that West sought to make the picture “a little more hagiographical,” according to the author.
In his review for Rolling Stone, David Fear hails the film as a unique opportunity to see behind-the-scenes footage that most people don’t have the chance to see. “”Jesus Walks” was in its infancy when Ye went into the studio and started fooling around with drill-sergeant sounds and gospel choir harmonies. When it comes to music documentaries, these kinds of tidbits are usually saved for fleeting moments that help to create an artist’s “Eureka” moment. These scenes take up the full hour of the film. Both of those things are true.”
Even though Fear concedes that the programme may not be enjoyable for Kanye-haters, he also observes that the present Kanye is not everyone’s cup of tea “Ye’s final destination could be a problem for you. It’s hard not to be fascinated with Jeen-journey Yuhs’s to the top, however.”