Pavements
Alex Ross Perry / United States / 2024 / 127 min
Slacker heroes Pavement are back in a creative and kaleidoscopic meta-musical with as many layers as there are grooves in a record - directed with love by Alex Ross Perry.
Were you one of those people who hung out at the ‘Alternative/Indie’ shelf in record stores back in the 90s? Then Pavement probably needs no introduction, and now the American slacker heroes have a film of their own that’s so Pavement-like that you won’t believe your own eyes. And maybe you shouldn’t! The story of the alternative rock heroes is told by the always original director Alex Ross Perry as a kaleidoscopic collage of references to film, music and alternative pop culture. Featuring stars like Jason Schwartzmann, Fred Hechinger and Joe Keery, and of course all the Pavement members themselves, ‘Pavements’ is a deeply inventive examination of the band and an extension of the music film genre itself. An entertaining and unpredictable film for both hardcore fans and people who don’t yet know who the best band in the world is.