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Review

David Byrne’s American Utopia

by Charles Bramesco

Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s celebrated concert shows a pop master at the peak of his powers.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Zappa

by Erik Nielsen

Alex Winter directs this expansive portrait of the self-styled rock god, for hardcore fans and skeptics alike.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

by Flora Spencer Grant

The entertaining story of the titular ​“Mother of the Blues” sees Chadwick Boseman shine in his final performance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

I Am Woman

by Leila Latif

Pop music and women’s liberation come to the fore in director Unjoo Moon’s slight biopic of Helen Reddy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

White Riot

by Adam Woodward

The story of how Rock Against Racism combatted fascism in ​’70s Britain has some disturbing contemporary parallels.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Max Richter’s Sleep

by Thomas Hobbs

Max Richter’s eight-hour concept album is brought to life via Natalie Johns’s immersive concert film.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Beastie Boys Story

by Charles Bramesco

How Brooklyn’s finest changed the rap game, as told by the group’s two surviving members.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Cats

by Hannah Strong

Taylor Swift, TS Eliot and Digital Fur Technology combine to disastrous effect in this feline musical folly.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Tommy (1975)

by BP Flanagan

Back in cinemas courtesy of the BFI, this adaptation of The Who’s rock opera is as wildly entertaining as ever.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

A Dog Called Money

by David Jenkins

Seamus Murphy’s globetrotting musical travelogue with PJ Harvey is a self-defeating creative exercise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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