20 Feet from Stardom
20 Feet from Stardom has reached its place of greatness because it provides a plethora of familiar connections for audiences while introducing them to something new that they may never have thought to ask about in a beautiful blend of storytelling and interviews that touches on industry and societal issues.
Sing Street
Great music and quality humor tie together the wholesome story of Sing Street – a boy who starts a band to impress a girl and grows up alongside his friends and siblings in the process – into a cohesive film that is sure to have most audiences thrilled.
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls has reached greatness thanks to a high-quality cast that brings some of their best acting and singing performances and a soundtrack that has bangers from top to bottom, undoubtedly worthy of a place among the greats.
I Called Him Morgan
I Called Him Morgan’s unique blend of jazz and true crime goes a long way in securing the film’s place among the Greatest Films of All Time.
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies is perhaps the quintessential country music film, combining original music with a deeply emotional performance and a very real-feeling setting to produce something that embodies country music as a genre.
Festival Express
Festival Express delivers high on its music content and low on narrative, making it a great documentary for superfans, but not much else.
The Buddy Holly Story
Phenomenal music from start to finish blends well with Busey’s performance as the titular Buddy Holly and makes The Buddy Holly Story one of the Greatest Films of All Time.
The Double Life of Veronique
Strong emotional ties crafted through skillful cinematography and acting, and a unique story make The Double Life of Véronique one of the Greatest Films of All Time.
The Filth and the Fury
The Filth and the Fury tells the story of the Sex Pistols honestly and with a unique style that reflects its subjects well, paralleling their rise to the rise of one of the more reviled rulers of England, crafting a documentary that is both entertaining and informative.
Sound City
Sound City is documentarian filmmaking at its finest, providing new, niche information, being fully engrossing entertainment, and showing off the filmmakers’ hobbies all at once.
What’s Love Got to Do with It
Powerful messaging about overcoming abuse and abusers to go along with stellar performances from Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne as Tina and Ike Turner make What’s Love Got to Do with It a difficult, but compelling watch.
We are the Best
A film that truly understands what it is to be punk and be a young teenager, We Are the Best, compels its audience to recall their own middle school days and friendships and to never give up on a dream.