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"Kashkett’s editing is clever and fully draws the viewer in. He definitely manages to take the traditional music documentary format in a direction we haven’t seen often. THE MAD WRITER will steel toe you in the heartstrings. It is the BRIAN'S SONG of hip hop."
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"THE MAD WRITER moves with an urgency deserving of its subject matter, but maintains a light, loose vibe throughout that can be credited entirely to the relationship between the filmmaker and the subject. It successfully pulls off the trick of making a guy creating a movie about one of his homies into something compelling."
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"You can watch this moment in a musicians life, a small reflection upon his existence which if we extrapolate the meaning, is not really about tumors. It’s about why we create art, living with intentional empathy and creating a wider understanding for the world we live in. I think that’s pretty good for a short documentary about a man and his ears."
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"With its powerful storytelling and masterful execution, THE MAD WRITER is a must-see film for anyone interested in the intersection of art and adversity. It is a film that showcases the resilience and creativity of the human spirit in the face of the unknown, and a film that will leave audiences thinking long after the credits have rolled.
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"I loved THE MAD WRITER and how the perspective of L’Orange’s life was presented. It’s something you need to see to understand."
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"The director manages the tricky task of showing how disease winds up shaping L’Orange’s personality rather than defining it outright. Ultimately, futzing with the viewer’s expectations of predictability to provide something unique is the core appeal of THE MAD WRITER.”
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"THE MAD WRITER is an engrossing documentation of a creative soul at work, trying to live. Kashkett successfully humanizes the curmudgeonly L’Orange and presents a helluva show along the way. "