Beatles ’64 review – Fab Four radiate an inexhaustible, almost supernatural energy
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound review – Glasgow postrockers let the music do the talking
Club culture
‘Bad boy come again!’ The life, death and resurrection of jungle MC Stevie Hyper D
Hyper: The Stevie Hyper D Story review – massively entertaining portrait of legendary MC
Nadia Cattouse obituary
October 2024
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band review – still blowing minds after 50 years
Thom Zimny deftly weaves archive footage, recent live performance, candid interviews and fan tributes to create a rich portrait of a modern icon and his legendary band
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party review – 80s solid-rock nostalgia fest is a trip
Fans of the singer’s hits, fluffy mullets (and young Cameron Crowe) are well-served by unseen and remastered footage as this sweet look back ticks all the relevant rock doc boxes
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands review – the joy and the fury
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon review – heartfelt portrait of a generational talent
Harder Than the Rock review – reggae’s unsung heroes finally get their moment
September 2024
Paul McCartney and Wings: One Hand Clapping review – restored rockumentary is pure pleasure
Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, reveals blood cancer diagnosis
July 2024
Eno review – stimulating and cerebral look at the high priest of art-tech experimentalism
Produced using software that means that the film is different every time it is shown, this presents the former Roxy Music man as a restlessly creative mind
June 2024
‘In one scene, Celine Dion’s dancing. Next, she’s on a gurney’: making the film about the singer’s tragic condition
Rite Here Rite Now review – soft-metallers Ghost offer skits and shreds in fan-service film
Blur: To the End review – sentimental journey for four likely lads on their way to Wembley
The power and passion of Midnight Oil: the inside story of the band that changed Australia
May 2024
The Beach Boys review – rather too sunny account of 60s pop legends’ story
Let It Be review – reissued Beatles film takes long and winding road to eventual acclaim
