Pavements

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2024
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128 mins
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Atypical documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene... More

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Pavements | Ratings & Reviews

Funny, nostalgic

There’s enough archive and reminiscence here to satisfy a historical perspective on indie icons Pavement, but filmmaker Alex Ross Perry also nails an unconventional approach that fits the band. Equal parts funny, nostalgic, celebratory, and self-deprecating - as it should be.

Steve Newall

"As gleefully idiosyncratic and as suspicious of mainstream success as the band and its fans."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"A palimpsest of approaches: four concepts placed on top of each other, but none can be seen clearly."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"Delightfully destabilising."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"A film that’s as formally adventurous and oddly affecting as the soundtrack."

The Irish TimesThe Irish Times

"The goofy, sweetly cerebral charm of a subtly strange band is captured in this ingenious tribute."

Screen DailyScreen Daily

"Perry’s commitment to the bit cannot be questioned."

IndieWireIndieWire

"An artificial artifact that nonetheless proves more authentic than a plain and unadorned recording."

The New YorkerThe New Yorker

"Delightfully chaotic."

NPRNPR

"Alternately self-conscious and disarmingly sly."

The Washington PostThe Washington Post

"Perry’s Cubist portrait finds a fitting balance between reverence and mischievousness."

Slant MagazineSlant Magazine

"A two-hour chronicle that, unlike its subject, doesn’t know precisely when to quit."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"Pavement remains a great band worthy of a great documentary. They now have one."

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

"In general, the indirect approach is unusually effective at capturing the wily spirit of Pavement."

VarietyVariety

"It’s something of a sincere if self-indulgent inside joke."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"It’s one for the fans – and we are legion."

Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle

"It’s hard not to admire Keery’s poker-faced commitment to the bit."

DeciderDecider

"One of the wildest and unhinged approaches to a music documentary ever made."

ColliderCollider

"A Möbius strip of a music documentary, at once ardent in its affections and devilishly ironic."

Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal

"Richly inventive."

Financial TimesFinancial Times

Pavements | Details

Rating
M, Offensive language, nudity & drug references
Runtime
128
Genre
Documentary, Music
Country of origin
Germany, UK, USA

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