One of the most energetic, magnetic, and controversial figures to come from the New York Hardcore punk scene was HR, the frontman of African-American punk group Bad Brains.

L7 was coolness personified.

One major advantage M.F.A has over its predecessors is its wholly female perspective.

There’s little of Anderson’s trademark bite in The Whales of August, so fans of his earlier work might be disappointed. That said, if you meet it on its own level, there are ample rewards to be reaped.

The funny, sassy, down-to-earth, no-bullshit punk-minded country musician that you see onstage? That’s really her.

Hell Night arrived at a weird juncture in Linda Blair’s career.

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait follows Amin through rallies, military maneuvers, and other displays of Ugandan might and pride, all of which were planned especially for the cameras.

That D.A. Pennebaker’s 1968 documentary of the titular 1967 festival marks a quantum leap in live music documentary form is basically beyond debate.

People who have followed Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s “Trip” series have latched onto their patented banter and impersonations over plot, but the films are not entirely devoid of story.