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When filmmaker Chris Wilcha revisits the record store he worked at as a teenager in New Jersey, he finds the once-thriving bastion of music and weirdness from his youth slowly falling apart and out of touch with the times. FLIPSIDE documents his tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years. In the process, Wilcha captures This American Life icon Ira Glass in the midst of a creative rebirth, discovers the origin story of David Bowie's ode to a local New Jersey cable television hero, and uncovers the unlikely connection between jazz photographer Herman Leonard and TV writer David Milch. This disparate collection of stories coheres into something strange and expansive--a moving meditation on music, work, and the sacrifices and satisfaction of trying to live a creative life.
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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Fantastic... I look at this from a wee bit outside of the shell, but still very clearly. Jul 13, 2024 Full Review Cindy White AV Club Make no mistake, though this documentary may be a collection of seemingly random threads, there is a cohesive narrative here. It’s the story of the second coming-of-age, when you start shifting your gaze from the future to the past. Rated: A- Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Richard Brody New Yorker Chris Wilcha’s documentary explores life, love, and art through his connection to a venerable record store. Jun 28, 2024 Full Review Tim Miller Cape Cod Wave Magazine The segments blend into something profound, as they deal with life’s choices, the passage of time, finding meaning – all exemplified by the lives of Wilcha’s subjects. ... One of the film’s messages: It’s never too late. That is, until it is. Rated: 4/4 Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Manuel Betancourt FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Easily my favorite film of the week... A documentary about failed endeavors and learning to let go. Jul 13, 2024 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity A collage of good intentions and good subjects that fell by the wayside, yet still stick in a creative mind, never abandoned, certainly not forgotten... Process is not procrastination, and every second counts (even if it only truly counts decades later). Rated: 10/10 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christina Blackaller Go see this film. Dont even read about it. Just go. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review John S The movie had no continuity. It moved from one scenario to the next without tying them together. I had not heard of most of the people that the "documentary" alluded to. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When filmmaker Chris Wilcha revisits the record store he worked at as a teenager in New Jersey, he finds the once-thriving bastion of music and weirdness from his youth slowly falling apart and out of touch with the times. FLIPSIDE documents his tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years. In the process, Wilcha captures This American Life icon Ira Glass in the midst of a creative rebirth, discovers the origin story of David Bowie's ode to a local New Jersey cable television hero, and uncovers the unlikely connection between jazz photographer Herman Leonard and TV writer David Milch. This disparate collection of stories coheres into something strange and expansive--a moving meditation on music, work, and the sacrifices and satisfaction of trying to live a creative life.
Director
Christopher Wilcha
Producer
Joe Beshenkovsky, Michelle Currinder, Alex Fisch, Adam Samuel Goldman, James A. Smith, Christopher Wilcha
Screenwriter
Joe Beshenkovsky, Adam Samuel Goldman, Christopher Wilcha
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co
Deep Cut, Every Other, Exploded View
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 31, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 35m
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