Perhaps it’s a tribute to the breadth of Goodman’s life that even after 90 minutes, it feels as if we’ve just scratched the surface.

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..general pain-in-the-ass gadfly Paul Goodman is as much endangered-species doc as biography.

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It’s striking—horrifying and unsurprising at once—how these words still work to elevate the public to sense.

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Lee’s well-thought-out documentary combines vintage and new interviews with the activist’s fans, relatives and lovers

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This bio-documentary of a New Left godfather presents a formidable character simpatico with today's zeitgeist in his championing of "spontaneous uprising."

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Reminiscences about Goodman and readings of his poetry are played over old pictures that capture his singularly seductive appeal and lively sense of humor.

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His current obscurity is something this documentary, directed by Jonathan Lee and including eloquent testimony from friends, family and admirers, is determined to overcome.

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Mostly though, it feels like we're watching a superficial gloss on Goodman's CV rather than a probing interrogation of his legacy. For the choir only.

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Score without analysis.