December 9, 2007
I wish Wayne Cohn lived in my neighborhood.
The Flaming Lips,
Juliette Lewis,
Beck,
Bradley Beesley,
Liz Phair
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Bradley Beesley's documentary The Fearless Freaks attempts to reveal some truths about the band The Flaming Lips. The Lips have built a loyal cult following, and the film -- compiled from footage take... read more
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March 20, 2007See this even if you don't know much about The Flaming Lips. We could all learn a thing or two about the art of performance.
Critic Reviews
May 27, 2005
Joe Leydon, Variety
May 26, 2005
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Wildly entertaining.
May 25, 2005
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
So darn watchable that it could turn someone who never heard of the Flaming Lips into a devoted fan.
May 25, 2005
Dana Stevens, New York Times
Bradley Beesley's intimate documentary traces the two-decade career of the Flaming Lips, a seminal art-rock band from Oklahoma City. Full Review
May 24, 2005
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
As artfully scrappy and likably wide-eyed as its subjects. Full Review
April 29, 2005
Joan Anderman, Boston Globe
Cobbles together an appropriately whacked-out portrait of the band's surreal and haphazard career trajectory. Full Review
May 27, 2005
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Having been involved in helping the band craft its decidedly bizarre visual imagery for so much of its history, Beesley's film is perfectly in sync with the Lips' unique vision. Full Review
May 27, 2005
Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
What really fuels the movie, however -- aside from the constant, buoyant presence of the band's leader, Wayne Coyne -- is its warts-and-all approach. Full Review
April 29, 2005
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
Beesley could have made just a fan movie... but here we get much more. Full Review
April 21, 2005
Bill White, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ripe with offbeat Americana, Beesley's rockumentary is also a portrait of growing up in a white-trash Okie ghetto. Full Review
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