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A documentary on the evolution of the Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips.
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| New York PostV.A. MusettoIt could turn someone who never heard of the Flaming Lips into a devoted fan. |
| Boston GlobeJoan AndermanAn uncommonly intimate portrait, in large part because the filmmaker, Bradley Beesley, is a longtime neighbor, friend, and collaborator. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovProvides that rarest of documentary accomplishments: a glimpse into the artists' sunny, dark hearts. |
| The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderMr. Beesley, an Oklahoma City native who has been following and filming the Flaming Lips for 15 years, is far too close to his subject to offer a critical perspective, but he achieves a level of intimacy with the band members that most rock documentary directors can only dream of. |
| Village VoiceDennis LimAn all-access fan's valentine as artfully scrappy and likably wide-eyed as its subjects. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinIn the wonderful new rockumentary The Fearless Freaks, Flaming Lips fans describe the band's live performances in almost spiritual terms, and for once, their fervor seems wholly justified. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteRipe with offbeat Americana, Beesley's rockumentary is also a portrait of growing up in a white-trash Okie ghetto. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonWill please devotees without attracting many, if any, new converts. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxBeesley's film is perfectly in sync with the Lips' unique vision. |
| User ReviewRobB.It is honestly a rare thing that you walk away from a music documentary about a band you love with a higher opionion of the people involved than you had before it. Its sad, its funny but most of all the key players are genuinely appealing, fascinating and charming. I made the mistake of seeing this for the first time on the same night I saw Metallica's Some Kind Of Monster. Both great films but there are no prizes for guessing who come accross as the better people. |