All Things Must Pass
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: October 16, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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88
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonOct 16, 2015
A documentary that inspires long, gauzy gazes back to the carefree, youthful past of viewers of a certain age. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzNov 25, 2015
“No life, no music,” the Tower slogan read. For Solomon and the rest, it was more like a battle cry in a war they fought but ultimately couldn’t win. Read full review
80
VarietyJoe LeydonApr 14, 2015
It is much to the credit of Hanks and his collaborators that All Things Must Pass makes this particular iteration of the oft-told tale come across as freshly compelling, even poignant. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenNov 4, 2015
Solomon’s skills as a raconteur, the employees’ unabashed love for their work, and the constant stream of rock music playing in the background advance the film into something much more than a talking-heads documentary. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianJeff BakerDec 3, 2015
All Things Must Pass is a labor of love by actor Colin Hanks, a Sacramento native who grew up on the store. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanNov 18, 2015
The documentary stays entirely within the corporate world of record sales, which may seem an airless atmosphere to someone who never haunted such joints. Yet the movie gradually expands to give us a somewhat larger picture of the music business. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyNov 9, 2015
In this passionately nostalgic documentary, actor-turned-director Colin Hanks brings that era back to life, tracing the rise and fall of Russ Solomon’s retail music chain, which first opened its doors in Sacramento in 1960. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyNov 5, 2015
Lively and loving documentary. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisOct 29, 2015
Occasionally, “All Things” gets stuck in a groove of industry and business minutiae — a 10-minute trim would have made this film even better — but overall, this is an assured effort: informative, bittersweet and appealing for both the young and the not so young. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthOct 15, 2015
Hanks' insightful tribute to the retailer, and chronicle of their history, is the story of the music industry, who had it all, and believed the good times would last forever, only to see it all slip away. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenOct 16, 2015
Supplementing the interviews with well-chosen archival material, Hanks assembles a capsule history of the music biz and youth culture. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAndy WebsterOct 15, 2015
This movie makes you appreciate anew the one-on-one social dimension lost in the music industry’s headlong switch to digital downloads. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 15, 2015
All Things Must Pass approaches its sad subject with a well-balanced mixture of dispassion and sympathy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceChris PackhamOct 13, 2015
The director's native warmth and sympathy are extended here to the store and the personalities that made it a billion-dollar, globe-bestriding colossus. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubAlex McCownOct 13, 2015
If the homilies eventually feel a bit repetitive, the warmth and goodwill generated by the landmark company are conveyed by this earnest and affectionate documentary. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 13, 2015
Musician Dave Grohl and music mogul David Geffen wax enthusiastic. But leave it to Bruce Springsteen to find the poetry of the place. Read full review
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