What Critics Say About ‘Avedon,’ Streaming Now on Netflix

Netflix is now streaming "Avedon," a documentary about celebrated photographer Richard Avedon directed by Ron Howard, according to coverage from Artsy and PetaPixel. Yahoo reports that Howard finally embraces a subject’s complexities in the documentary, while The Economist frames its coverage as turning the lens on a celebrated photographer. Roger Ebert’s review describes the film as a gripping snapshot of the pioneering photographer. Vogue covered Netflix’s Avedon screening and after-party at The Paris Theater and Bergdorf’s in New York, describing popcorn at the theater and cocktails at the department store. People.com published a separate piece in which Ron Howard says his early acting career inspired his curiosity as a director. PetaPixel aggregated what critics say about the film now that it is streaming. The coverage emphasizes Howard’s directorial approach and the critical reception of a film about one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. Richard Avedon was known for his fashion and portrait work, though the headlines do not specify which periods or bodies of work the documentary examines. The simultaneous release of reviews, a premiere event, and a director interview suggests a coordinated rollout timed to the streaming debut. What to watch next depends on whether additional reviews emerge and how audiences respond to the film on Netflix, neither of which is addressed in the current coverage.