American Utopia (film)
2020
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Stop Making Sense (1984) 88 minutes. The overwelming impression throughout "Stop Making Sense" is of enormous energy, of life being lived at a joyous high. And it's not the frenetic, jangled-nerves energy of a rock band that's wired; it's the high spirits and good health we associate with artists like Bruce Springsteen.
Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense captures the energetic, unpredictable live act of peak Talking Heads with color and visual wit. Read Critics Reviews
- (70)
- Documentary, Music
- PG
May 3, 2024 · As concert film setlists go, Stop Making Sense is all killer, no filler. It’s also looking and sounding better than ever in this exquisite 4K remaster.
Stop Making Sense is the ultimate concert movie, and remains an essential text for the form as well as a perfect document of the joy to be found in the Talking Heads music. Full Review | Nov...
Newly restored film of Talking Heads’ 1984 stage show mirrors the band’s jitter and groove. Talking Heads in ‘Stop Making Sense’. Danny Leigh.
Sep 19, 2023 · Richard Brody reviews Jonathan Demme’s “Stop Making Sense,” a newly rereleased 1984 concert movie featuring the band Talking Heads, led by David Byrne.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Stop Making Sense holds an approval rating of 100% based on 66 reviews, with an average rating of 9.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense captures the energetic, unpredictable live act of peak Talking Heads with colour and visual wit."
