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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for The New York Times (9,847) on 17 Jun 2021

The Sparks Brothers, an energetic documentary directed by Edgar Wright, explains their appeal in part by emphasizing how it cannot be explained…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Jun 2021

Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver), who is of course British, aims to rectify that with The Sparks Brothers, a sprawling…

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By Kory Grow (2) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 17 Jun 2021

Ultimately, though, The Sparks Brothers makes a strong case for the duo’s musical greatness…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 Jun 2021

If you care about Sparks, this movie is heaven, a long-overdue answer to the group’s 1994 song “When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way.’”…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Jun 2021

Beyond the music itself, The Sparks Brothers offers viewers a bracing example of musical curiosity and extraordinary resilience — not to…

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By Ed Masley (11) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Jun 2021

It's not a short documentary, running just shy of two hours and 21 minutes…

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By Vikram Murthi (112) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 15 Jun 2021

If you’ve never heard of Sparks, the good news is that you’re the perfect viewer for Edgar Wright’s documentary The Sparks Brothers,…

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By Jake Cole (292) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Jun 2021

The film embodies the idiosyncratic, tongue-in-cheek sensibilities of Ron and Russell Mael’s long-running cult American pop band…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 03 Feb 2021

If you’ve only sort-of heard of Sparks, The Sparks Brothers is a great place to begin. If you’re already a fan, you’ll go nuts for it…

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By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 02 Feb 2021

Transmitting such a deep and moving paean of a band, the music they’ve created, the complex humans behind it, and bow-down respect for the…

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By Ethan Anderton (34) for Slashfilm (971) on 02 Feb 2021

This portrait of Sparks is just as lighthearted and delightful as the music you’ll be tapping your toe to throughout the entire movie…

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By Clint Worthington (295) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 02 Feb 2021

To watch The Sparks Brothers is to listen to a superfan corner you at a party and evangelize about their favorite band with all the verve of…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 02 Feb 2021

[A] delightful and unusually spirited love letter…

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By Jordan Farley (104) for Total Film (3,532) on 02 Feb 2021

Crucially, while there’s plenty here that fans of the famously enigmatic pair may be learning for the first time thanks to Wright’s exhaustive…

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By Jessica Kiang (522) for Variety (12,700) on 02 Feb 2021

After the 140 minutes of “The Sparks Brothers” zip by like a tight half-hour, even the previously uninitiated may well feel like they’ve…

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By Lorry Kikta (141) for Film Threat (5,156) on 02 Feb 2021

This funny, heartwarming, and thorough documentation of Sparks’ career [is] a benchmark by which all future music documentaries will be judged…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for The Guardian (2,969) on 02 Feb 2021

This is a film that loves its subjects and only someone with a biological revulsion to catchy pop or grand rock theatrics will dislike the film…

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By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 02 Feb 2021

It’s excessive and exhausting and elusive, and entirely in keeping with the curious career of the Mael brothers…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Feb 2021

While The Sparks Brothers may be a bit too exhaustive for those merely seeking an introduction to the band, longtime fans will be thrilled…

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