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A history shows graffiti from ancient cave paintings to a contemporary boom in the 1970s.

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Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 06/06/2008
4/5
A remarkably compact and engaging overview of the history and ideology of this urban outlaw art form. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 04/25/2008
Genuinely global, multicultural, and multilingual in its urban perspectives. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 04/25/2008
3/4
Jon Reiss' high-energy doc hops all across the globe in order to paint the fullest portrait of the most modern art. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/18/2020
Jon Reiss' camera takes us on a global tour of a persistent subculture's hot spots... Go to Full Review
Film Threat 06/10/2008
4.5/5
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 04/25/2008
2.5/4
Their increasingly colorful, elaborate and large signatures sparked heated debate: Was graffiti an emerging art, a legitimate form of social criticism or vandalism pure and simple? Go to Full Review
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01/30/2014 Gave it a spin off the To-Watch Pile recently, and I still enjoy the art form but remain conflicted about how I feel about the attitude that it represents, like you own a building and I have the right to spray whatever I want on the side of it, y'know? I just can't bend my mind around that style of ego. Recommended. See more 06/23/2012 interesting documentary on grafitti See more 03/09/2012 A could-have-been masterpiece documentary about the graffiti movement, but they kept running around in circles which made it a boring and predictable doc. Its nice to watch it though, just put the film on mute, play some of your favorite music, sit back and enjoy the scenery. See more 03/09/2012 A could-have-been masterpiece documentary about the graffiti movement, but they kept running around in circles which made it a boring and predictable doc. Its nice to watch it though, just put the film on mute, play some of your favorite music, sit back and enjoy the scenery. See more 01/25/2012 If a class was taught on the history of street art, this movie would be included in the study material. See more 07/05/2011 A bit long at times, Bomb It is visually engaging and the story keeps you interested. There are times where the film makers bias seems overt, especially in the anti-capitalism rhetoric, yet the film's poster features a blond woman whose chest if partially bare. All in all, it's worth watching. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A history shows graffiti from ancient cave paintings to a contemporary boom in the 1970s.
Director
Jon Reiss
Producer
Jon Reiss, Kate Christensen, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Tracy Wares
Production Co
Antidote Films, Flying Cow Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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