music documentary
Kevin Drew talks friendship, music, and more with new Broken Social Scene documentary It's All Gonna Break, directed by Stephen Chung.
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story Review
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story remembers a trailblazing trans R&B singer who suddenly walked away from the industry in 1971.
Rapper’s Delight: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop with the Criterion Channel
In celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we're taking a look at the films featured in the Criterion Channel's Hip-Hop series.
Moonage Daydream Review: Bowie As You Haven’t Seen Him
Moonage Daydream doesn't give audiences a Bowie 101 course but rather a representative experience worthy of the man who captivated us all for 50+ years.
Get Back Review: Peter Jackson’s epic, repetitive, indulgent, mighty, definitive Beatles doc
Five decades in the making, Beatle's doc Get Back is the result of Peter Jackson wrestling with 60 hours of film and 150 hours of audio.
Rock & Roll: An Introduction to The Velvet Underground
Celebrating the release of Todd Haynes's new kaleidoscopic documentary on the band, That Shelf takes a look back at the violent beauty that is The Velvet Underground.
Basement Tapes: The Music of “Summer of Soul”
With dozens of featured acts to explore, rediscover, and fall in love with, here's a primer on the artists featured in "the best film of the year," Questlove's bold, brilliant “Summer of Soul.”
Hot Doc 2021: I’m Wanita Review
I’m Wanita has it all: heartbreak, great music, and that unquenchable desire to chase your dreams no matter the cost.
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan Review
Director Julien Temple takes a deep-dive into the complicated history of The Pogues' vocalist.
Sundance 2021: Questlove’s Summer of Soul Review
A deep dive into the stellar Sundance documentary Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), capturing a major music moment too long overlooked.
TIFF 2020: The Boy From Medellin Review
Who is Matthew Heineman’s sleek and intimate documentary about Colombian superstar J. Balvin for?