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Title: A Disaster
Review: Being an admirer of K Records and many of the artists associated with it, I was very excited to see this film. All I could think of while watching it, however, is how little I learned about K and its bands. This is not a documentary in any sense but a festival of self-congratulation and self-aggrandizing (with the exception of the most celebrated character -- Calvin Johnson -- who comes off as thoughtful and nearly heroic). It quickly becomes a promotional spot for Beat Happening, though we never hear the name Heather nor hear from or about her -- and she wrote and sang nearly half their songs! The director assumes a vast amount of former knowledge about K and the bands, then proceeds to sell their wares to us. Alienating. Runs counter to the spirit of the times and the music. An utter shame. And I can only look back in my memory for the real deal, cause I was there, & this wasn't even an hint of the story.
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