Pavements

Name: Pavements
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: May 2, 2025
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 76

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Utopia | Release Date: May 2, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: Pavements is a movie about Pavement the band—among other things. The latest film from acclaimed director Alex Ross Perry is a documentary that may or may not be entirely true, may or may not be totally sincere, and may or may not be more about the idea of the band—or any band—than a history of the short-lived, passionately loved,Pavements is a movie about Pavement the band—among other things. The latest film from acclaimed director Alex Ross Perry is a documentary that may or may not be entirely true, may or may not be totally sincere, and may or may not be more about the idea of the band—or any band—than a history of the short-lived, passionately loved, commercially marginal Nineties American alternative group Pavement. This unconventional film about a highly unconventional band incorporates a stage musical, rock biopic, gallery exhibition, archival footage, and contemporary observational footage to create a film as irreducible, uncharacterizable, and entertaining as the band and its music. … Expand

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 128 min

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Luke Hicks

Jul 10, 2025

The constant blurring of the lines makes for a fascinating, often hilarious, watch. Read full review

The Film Stage David Katz

Sep 4, 2024

Perry’s film, one of his most accomplished and complete-feeling to date, exists in both a past and conditional tense. It gives a brilliant précis of one of indie music’s most influential artists: in its most conventional passages, it’s a visual and critical biography identifying the key features of their suburban and middle-American backgrounds, their initiation into “alt” culture and the art life as students, and their sometimes loving, often tentative rapport with the 90s’ big-money music industry. Read full review

Jonah Krueger

May 28, 2025

Pavements is a genuinely unique watch that turns the idea of a rockumentary upside down. It at once delivers upon fans’ thirst to learn more about the band while respecting the fact that their inconsistent story is part of the appeal. Read full review

NME Matthew Turner

Sep 10, 2024

Blending fact and fiction in intriguing and unexpected ways, the film is consistently entertaining and can be enjoyed whether you’re a longtime fan of the band or a total newcomer. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Nov 26, 2024

Perry’s work in Pavements is one of the wildest and unhinged approaches to a music documentary ever made, but the fact that he pulls it all together into something that isn’t a mess is a testament to Perry’s craft. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jun 5, 2025

Once Perry brings his magnum opus to its many climactic conclusions, the bait-and-switchy gamesmanship and sheer swing of his conceit have become irresistibly contagious, and viewers can’t help but be moved. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jul 9, 2025

Intriguingly, but finally a bit frustratingly, Perry is running four ideas at once, a kind of cine-quadriptych with the plurality signalled by the title. Read full review

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