Watch this when
Stop Making Sense
A guy, a guitar, a boombox, and then everybody joins in. That's how a good day builds. 🕺
Who it's for
Often called the greatest concert film ever made, it holds a 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and was added to the US National Film Registry in 2021.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Jonathan Demme's concert film captures Talking Heads over several nights in December 1983 in December 1983 at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre, on the tour for Speaking in Tongues. David Byrne walks out alone with an acoustic guitar and a cassette player to play Psycho Killer, and band members and extra musicians join song by song until the full ensemble is on stage.
Where to find it
Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch. 2023 A24 4K restoration available to rent or buy digitally and on physical media.
Before you start
Heads up: Brief drug references in lyrics.
Age: PG (brief suggestive material)
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.Psalm 118:24, Psalm 118:24
