American Hardcore (2006)

American Hardcore: Directed by Paul Rachman. With Lucky Lehrer, Vic Bondi, Joe Keithley, Keith Morris. The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986

“Too young for hardcore and too young for grunge, I had to learn about most of the bands in Paul Rachmanu0026#39;s documentary American HARDCORE after their demise or during their declining years. The emptiest screening I attended at the festival, Rachman covers the oft-overlooked hardcore music scene of the early 1980s via a montage of maps, concert footage, and talking head interviews. Feeling like it was edited with a food processor, American HARDCORE does a fair job of cracking the lid on the hardcore scene but doesnu0026#39;t come close to presenting the material in any kind of cohesive way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile the footage and photos of these myriad classic bands are fun to see (and the music is a blast), the filmu0026#39;s narrative thrust is a muddled mess and some bands are conspicuously missing (old cliques die hard?). Hopefully a soundtrack will come from this.”