Stop Making Sense

I can’t explain how cool it was in high school when David Byrne walks out onto an empty stage with a boombox, presses play, and starts the concert to the basic rhythm track. The scope of the show grew with every number until the big band is blowing the top off of the universe. Seeing it in IMAX is especially profound, watching the instrumentation in detail. A lot of luck factors into this movie. A soon-to-be-elite filmmaker and documentarian, a progressive band in their absolute prime (and still presumably getting along), and a theater full of fans realizing throughout the show they’re witnessing something historic. As of now this movie has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. There’s no question why. It is the phenomenal version of its type of thing.