Sound City – Movie Reviews
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December 15, 2018
Sound City ends up being an exciting look at the making of music.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
January 24, 2018
Sound City is filled with the kind of stories that make music nerds weak in the knees.
March 16, 2017
While there’s an abundance of information and stories to be told, Sound City at times becomes almost as idle as its aging idols.
Full Review | Original Score: 6/10
February 4, 2014
[Grohl] has great fun sweeping through the historic parade of latter-day rock royalty whose hit records came out of the place.
January 1, 2014
Sound City is a fun ride for diehard fans of most any brand of rock and roll.
January 1, 2014
In Sound City, a raucous yet sweetly romantic documentary, dinosaurs do indeed rock the Earth again.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/4
December 19, 2013
A sincere tribute to the tape-based dumpy Sound City.
Full Review | Original Score: B
December 16, 2013
When getting into the nitty-gritty of tapes and tracks, Grohl makes a strong case for music docs directed by musicians.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
December 16, 2013
Dave Grohl’s terrific new doc, Sound City, profiles the studio where some of the greatest music of the past four decades was born.
Full Review | Original Score: B+
December 16, 2013
Dave Grohl shares a lot of stories in Sound City, and what’s most impressive is that for a first-time filmmaker he tells these tales remarkably well.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
April 15, 2013
It’s (a) part documentary homage to the defunct Los Angeles rock-and-roll studio where Grohl’s earlier band, Nirvana, cut its breakout album, ‘Nevermind’; and (b) part self-promotion for the DVD release of this very film and its companion CD soundtrack.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
April 11, 2013
It cheapens itself by hitting some self-congratulatory notes, but until it does it covers some fascinating rock ‘n’ roll ground.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
March 29, 2013
For those about to rock, we salute you. A fond acknowledgement of a special time when a studio produced several albums that signaled key moments in music history.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
March 19, 2013
An infectious appreciation for rock and roll lingers past the somewhat self-satisfied finale.
Full Review | Original Score: 7.5/10
March 15, 2013
There’s something rock about the film’s messy, nostalgic imperfection.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
March 5, 2013
Fascinating, as rock history, thrilling as rock entertainment.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
February 21, 2013
A joyous ode to a lost era of music making that will delight music buffs and those who appreciate a well-done documentary.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
February 19, 2013
Grohl has … created both a fascinating account of the process of analogue recording and a tender tribute to the rock bands of yesteryear.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
February 8, 2013
A rich, kaleidoscopic, rock music documentary.
February 7, 2013
A cocky, affectionate and very musical documentary that may make its central point a few times too often.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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