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Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

2020

Spike Jonze

Documentary, Self: Adam Horovitz, Mike D, Beastie Boys

7.2

868

Documentary Here’s a little story they’re about to tell… Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

	Author	Review
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] resurrects the group’s appeal on their own terms, playing off fandom that crosses generations and genres while putting it in context."	POS
United States	Jack Hamilton Slate	"A celebration of youth, maturity, and MCA [Adam Yauch] (...) Jonze and his two subjects have made an honest and open film"	POS
United States	Jason Bailey The Playlist	"It is, in essence, a two-hour curtain call, a celebration of not only their music but their friendship, and a chance for the duo to have the last word on their legacy."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"An enticingly irreverent memory-lane ride"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Full of great music and loving storytelling, if just a bit too mellow."	POS
United States	Steve Erickson Slate	"[It] often feels like a cross between a TED talk and a memorial service (...) The cumulative effect is, at the very least, touching (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"[It] is for anyone who was either a massive fan of the Beastie Boys or someone who just liked the hits."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This film is a time capsule of the 1980s: an era that was crass and excessive in so many ways, but now seems weirdly exotic (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alex Godfrey Empire	"An endearing trip through time, via a band who constantly changed the game. And the music is immense (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"There’s an honesty here that makes 'Beastie Boys Story' appealing even to rap novices (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"The music documentary genre takes a warm, self-reflective turn with the most unlikely of subjects in this moving profile (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Esta película se convierte en una oda a cómo la pasión y la expresión creativa viven más allá de su comienzo, creando así un impacto en gente de todo el mundo, generación tras generación. Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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