Todd Haynes directs this definitive chronicle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, taking in everything from doo wop to pop art.
By Lou Thomas
The inside story of one of the great concerts in British rock ’n’ roll history is a welcome dose of ’90s nostalgia.
By Leila Latif
Questlove’s rhapsodic documentary revives the long-forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, aka ‘Black Woodstock’.
Robert Altman’s show-stopping musical mosaic returns to UK cinemas in a sparkling new 4K restoration.
By Lou Thomas
Punk provocateur Adam Rehmeier surveys America’s putrefying suburbs in this unconventional coming-of-ager.
This illuminating documentary profiles extraordinary women musicians who shaped electronic sound.
Amy Poehler’s second feature behind the camera misses the mark in its search for humour and solidarity.
A stirring and fraught mother-daughter relationship is at the centre of this lively punk rock doc.
Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha shine in a heady tale of two lovers, set in 1960s Harlem.
Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s celebrated concert shows a pop master at the peak of his powers.
By Erik Nielsen
Alex Winter directs this expansive portrait of the self-styled rock god, for hardcore fans and skeptics alike.
The entertaining story of the titular “Mother of the Blues” sees Chadwick Boseman shine in his final performance.
By Leila Latif
Pop music and women’s liberation come to the fore in director Unjoo Moon’s slight biopic of Helen Reddy.
The story of how Rock Against Racism combatted fascism in ’70s Britain has some disturbing contemporary parallels.
By Thomas Hobbs
Max Richter’s eight-hour concept album is brought to life via Natalie Johns’s immersive concert film.
How Brooklyn’s finest changed the rap game, as told by the group’s two surviving members.
Taylor Swift, TS Eliot and Digital Fur Technology combine to disastrous effect in this feline musical folly.
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