Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Arts Feature: Best Music Documentaries of 2021 — and Some Disappointments

December 26, 2021
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This list consists of recent music documentaries that I streamed over the past year — a couple of duds as well as the standouts.

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Film Review: “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché” — Courage and Artistry Relevant to Our Moment

May 10, 2021
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The documentary strikes a remarkably rich vein, covering not only music, fashion and a late-1970s social critique, but also matters of race, class, gender, mental health and spirituality.

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