ROTTEN TOMATOES: Joel Selvin

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2.5/4	"The film is impressively mounted and Schaefer has made a directorial debut of distinction, but it is an uncomfortable ride from the opening scenes of Chapman arriving in New York to the inevitable, inexorable final scene." Posted Apr 18, 2008	Chapter 27 (2008)	21%
4/4	"He brings all his skills as a filmmaker to the film, but Scorsese did not achieve the monumental dimensions of his movie from cinematic savoir faire. Shine a Light is huge because the Stones are giants." Posted Apr 4, 2008	Shine a Light (2008)	86%
2/4	"Having these enormous, almost disembodied figures endlessly cascading through space is more distracting than illuminating." Posted Jan 24, 2008	U2 3D (2008)	92%
1.5/4	"The ending section, where Schnack and Azerrad let Cobain ramble philosophically about life and music, is a muddled intellectual mess." Posted Nov 30, 2007	Kurt Cobain About a Son (2007)	72%
3/4	"The Future Is Written is a loving testimonial to one of rock's true originals." Posted Nov 9, 2007	Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007)	87%
4/4	"The filmmakers treat this aged curmudgeon almost too reverently, but it is hard not to be awed by this gentle, resolute soul because of the ideas he steadfastly and faithfully represented." Posted Sep 14, 2007	Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)	95%
3/4	"A warm and witty, detailed look at this parallel universe." Posted Mar 2, 2007	Glastonbury (2007)	78%
4/4	"[Natalie Maines] makes it clear in this astonishingly candid, intimate film that she doesn't think she has anything to apologize for." Posted Nov 17, 2006	Shut Up & Sing (2006)	90%
3/4	"In the end, it's Cohen's songs that are what this loving musical portrait is all about." Posted Jul 14, 2006	Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)	71%
4/4	"Whether Johnston is a genius or a wonderful anomaly remains to be seen, but director Jeff Feuerzeig has stitched together a detailed portrait of the artist's life and music that is never less than compelling." Posted Apr 7, 2006	The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)	87%
1/4	"Almost so bad it's good. Almost." Posted Mar 24, 2006	Stoned (2006)	15%
2/4	"Another snapshot of his fabled career that's of little interest to anyone outside his many fans." Posted Feb 10, 2006	Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006)	90%
3/4	"A documentary that in its spirit and feel catches some of the vulnerability and naive optimism of its subject, Van Zandt." Posted Feb 3, 2006	Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2005)	93%
3/4	"The brilliant colors, the vibrant flavors and sultry, seductive rhythms of New Orleans music serve to remind us how unique, beautiful and valuable the city and its heritage are to all of us in this country." Posted Oct 28, 2005	Make it Funky! (2005)	93%
1/4	"The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense." Posted Aug 12, 2005	The Great Raid (2005)	35%
3/4	"Any movie with Ruth Brown, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples and Aaron Neville (with his brothers) for openers can't be all bad." Posted Nov 19, 2004	Lightning in a Bottle (2004)	87%
3/4	"Even for Deadheads who have watched the movie more times than was probably healthy, the new high-definition video digital transfer will still yield revelations." Posted Nov 5, 2004	The Grateful Dead Movie (1974)	n/a
4/4	"Filmmaker Ondi Timoner followed the entangled rise of these two bands from the Pacific Northwest with an obsessive compulsive's eye for detail." Posted Oct 8, 2004	DIG! (2004)	88%
4/4	"A fitting epitaph for a giant few people outside the industry knew but whose work everybody heard." Posted Aug 13, 2004	Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004)	89%
4/4	"Rock's great lost concert film, a backstage pass to the wildest and woolliest ride in the history of the music." Posted Jul 23, 2004	Festival Express (2004)	96%
3/4	"The film is a touching, detailed portrait of an important and often overlooked band." Posted Apr 9, 2004	MC5 * A True Testimonial (2004)	93%

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