That Thing You Do!
A rare case of a good film with an exclamation mark in the title, That Thing You Do! is the directorial debut of Turner & Hooch himself, Tom Hanks. Essentially Great […]
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Inna de Yard
From the director of Hannibal Rising comes another movie about going back to one’s roots, in this case a reggae supergroup (including Ken Boothe, Kiddus I, Judy Mowatt, Winston McAnuff […]
Grateful Dawg
This 2000 documentary explores the musical partnership between David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, the world’s greatest mandolinist and guitarist respectively. Sorry if that’s controversial. People get very opinionated about mandolin […]
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Michael Rapaport (Gary from Friends) dissects the rap rapport of hip-hop’s greatest quartet in this 2011 documentary. Although it’s weird hearing Phoebe’s cop boyfriend’s voice between Tribe verses, it’s Rapaport’s […]
The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir
Named after the first song he wrote for the Grateful Dead, The Other One is a 2015 documentary about the rhythm guitarist and singer who has arguably played more gigs “than any […]
The Cure – Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London
This catchily titled concert movie marks 40 years of gothic game-changers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure. Not sure I could ever get bored of this […]
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary charts the storied relationship of Jewish Buddhist Canadian (or American if you’re Louise Mensch) singer/songwriter/monk Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, his most significant lover – and […]
