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It's not just a story about a band. It's a story about mankind.

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Directed with a wry personal touch by Alex Ross Perry, Pavements distinguishes itself as a music doc by not only paying affectionate tribute to its subject but also unpacking the cultural philosophy it personifies.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Though Pavement is the star and the performers in its orbit are all in supporting roles, “Pavements” is distinguished by cinematic artistry that’s as distinctive as it is personal. “Range Life” may be a Pavement story, but “Pavements” is a Perry film.

May 2, 2025

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

Part spoof and part serious, the film is about mythmaking as much as it is about music. The result is delightfully destabilizing.

May 2, 2025

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Keith Phipps

The Reveal (Substack)

"Works remarkably well as an informative recounting of the band’s history, a reality-bending experiment, and a distillation of the Pavement spirit, in which irony masquerading as earnestness could sometimes serve as cover for a subterranean sincerity."

Rated: 4/5

May 2, 2025

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

It provides a sense of Pavement more comprehensive (but also more artificial) than a typical talking-head-filled rock documentary would. It’s the sort of music film that satisfies the film audience even if they don’t care for the music, and vice versa.

May 2, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

What is the point of all this deception?

Rated: 2.5/4

May 2, 2025

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Sean Boelman

FandomWire

Although it’s not the most accessible music documentary — in fact, you could go so far as to say it’s downright inaccessible — Alex Ross Perry has created a downright brilliant, genre-defying work of cinema.

Rated: 9/10

Apr 30, 2025

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It's not just a story about a band. It's a story about mankind.

Director: Alex Ross Perry
Producer: Craig Butta, Alex Ross Perry, Robert Greene, Peter Klein, Danny Gabai, Lance Bangs, Alex Needles, Arrow Kruse, Chris Lombardi, Gerard Cosloy, Patrick Amory, Gabe Spierer
Screenwriter: Alex Ross Perry
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: Alldayeveryday Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 8m