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By Ihateeverymovie (30) on 09 Jul 2016

RE-REVIEW on Aug 15, 2018 It always bothered me that I gave this movie a positive score…

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By Matt Bobkin (7) for National Post (1,405) on 07 Jul 2016

The film can be frustrating for those who need a bit of context, but doesn't add anything new for the experts either…

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By Zach Schonfeld (13) for Newsweek (1,534) on 07 Jul 2016

Although there is some nice performance footage, the film isn't a good way for a beginner to get a grip on Zappa's music, which spans from…

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By Brad Wheeler (426) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 06 Jul 2016

A fascinating and compelling dive into an artist’s uniquely ticking parts, gives voice to a complex dude and broadens the picture…

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By Dan Deluca (28) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 06 Jul 2016

Schütte's film, which began with the cooperation of Zappa's late wife Gail and has the blessing of Ahmet and his sisters, Moon and Diva (but…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 06 Jul 2016

There's no small irony in a Frank Zappa doc being built around the man's interviews, since he regarded journalism as a form of torture…

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By Katherine Monk (493) for Ex-Press.com (333) on 06 Jul 2016

As the title suggests, this is Zappa in his own words…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 06 Jul 2016

Consisting entirely of Frank Zappa interviews and performances culled from three decades of footage, Eat That Question has an almost symphonic flow…

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By Nick C (1,239) on 05 Jul 2016

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words is absolutely one of the best documentary films of the year since this is the documentary that…

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By José Teodoro (48) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 05 Jul 2016

In interview after interview, Zappa is iconoclastic, articulate and hilarious, debunking myths about drug use, refusing to align himself with…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 03 Jul 2016

Epitaph to Frank Zappa provides no revelations beyond a view of the intelligence and borderline genius/insanity evident in his responses during…

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By Jacob S (752) on 03 Jul 2016

This is such a phenomenal doc, though, as the late, great Mr…

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By Mark P (1,180) on 02 Jul 2016

My mental model of this was that it would be a melange of appearances on talk shows, many of which I've seen...perhaps I'm cynical about docs…

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By Mark Jenkins (515) for Washington Post (9,851) on 29 Jun 2016

Amusing and even edifying, although it is also unlikely to make converts out of those who just don’t get Zappa’s pastiche of juvenile parody…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Jun 2016

Frank Zappa was an innovative composer and musician, but as this royally entertaining documentary illustrates, he was also an articulate and…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 29 Jun 2016

Frank Zappa has always been an acquired taste, and Thorsten Schütte's otherwise terrific documentary Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 28 Jun 2016

It serves as a great introduction to an important artist who was ahead of his time…

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By Collin Brennan (29) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 28 Jun 2016

The film’s most poignant moment comes in an interview that took place near the end of Zappa’s life…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 26 Jun 2016

You don't have to like Kappa's music, or even know anything about it, to get something out of this informative film which includes caustic…

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Review of Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

By Suzie S (19) on 23 Jun 2016

Although comprised entirely of clips from pre-existing material, Eat That Question is still a sincere and fresh portrait of the one-and-only…

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