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Zappa

2020

Alex Winter

Documentary, Self: Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Mike Keneally ...

6.7

343

Documentary An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Alex Winter’s haunting documentary about Frank Zappa (...) is a movie that plunges into the Zappa legend and touches, one way or another, on just about every aspect of his life and career"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"'Zappa' gives its subject his well-earned due within the rock firmament. But even more valuable, Winter gives Zappa pride of place among the most important composers of the 20th century (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Steve Pond The Wrap	"Frank Zappa spent his whole career keeping himself unique (...) Winter’s movie does the same, in a way that does justice to a guy who’s not easy to do justice to"	POS
United States	Chris Barsanti Slant	"A richly three-dimensional portrait of a rock iconoclast. The documentary is determined not to be a typical rock-god story with predictable rise-and-fall arcs (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Katie Walsh Chicago Tribune	"In 'Zappa,' this legendary artist’s uncompromising nature is bracing, bold and utterly refreshing (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"An in-depth look at the man behind the mustache through his own words, those of his collaborators, and the art itself (...) An eye-opening experience"	POS
Ireland	Eamon Tracy Irish Film Critic	"This documentary is a wonderful and honest ode to an incredible artist and his methods to topple mainstream thinking (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Winter has assembled a commercially viable doc about the futility of making a commercially viable doc about Frank Zappa, and by that measure his film can only be an unqualified success."	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"[Zappa mavens] will be heartened by [the] details that do get included, and by the sincere tribute paid. And non-Zappa people may be illuminated and eventually moved."	POS
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"[It] tests the outer limits of mood and tone, tangents and details. In fact, it’s a bit like a Frank Zappa song."	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Captures its subject's spirit without tipping into mere hero worship (...) a well-rounded film that not only benefits from access to the musician's private vaults, but also helped rescue their contents"	POS
United Kingdom	Andrew Pulver The Guardian	"There’s no denying Zappa’s personal charisma and devotion to his cause (...) Winter has created a fascinating watch (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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