Film Reviews

The Highwaymen

By the time 1990 rolled around, the rugged foursome comprising country music’s greatest supergroup had each been to Hell and back. Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash had all … Read more

Loretta Lynn

Still A Mountain Girl tells the life story of Loretta Lynn from her hardscrabble upbringing in Butcher Holler, Kentucky to her present day stardom as “The Queen of Country Music.” … Read more

Melody Gardot

Smoldering sensuality and stormy improvisation collide in a spellbinding performance from jazz-pop seductress Melody Gardot, who makes a smashing concert film debut on the stylish DVD Live at the Olympia … Read more

Janis Joplin

Written and Directed by Amy J. Berg Janis’s story is told mostly through letters she wrote to family and friends revealed here for the first time. The letters, authentically narrated … Read more

Born To Be Blue

Writer/Director Roger Budreau’s late in life portrait of jazz trumpet legend Chet Baker, Born To Be Blue, is much more than a biopic. Rooted in Ethan Hawke’s outstanding portrayal of … Read more

Scorpions

The German heavy metal band have been in action for over 50 years, made a decision in recent years to begin a farewell world tour that lasted three years. Scorpions … Read more

Lynyrd Skynyrd

A departure from the usual overwrought fare, it seems that Skynyrd has finally received a multidimensional documentary of their calamitous career. Focusing primarily on Ronnie Van Zandt – an obvious … Read more

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius’ story is one of the more tragic tales in recent memory, beginning with a career that seemed to have unlimited possibilities but was cut short due to his … Read more

rage against the machine, live at finsbury park

Rage Against The Machine

It was a victory party. An 80,000-people-deep mosh. It was a roiling triumph of the power of the people and their band. Punkmetalrap rips Simon Cowell’s X Factor Xmas (read … Read more