Pavements
2024 · Movie · NR · 128 min · ★ 6.8 · 71% critics
As a beloved '90s indie band gears up for a reunion tour, the story expands into a playful swirl of tribute projects, including a stage musical, a museum exhibit, and a mock prestige biopic. The result is a music documentary that mixes real history with irony, nostalgia, and offbeat humor.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2025-05-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (13 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like music docs with irony, nostalgia, and a playful self-aware streak, especially Beastie Boys Story; Not for you if you want a straightforward, beginner-friendly band biography.
Pros: inventive layered approach; funny absurd humor; strong music nostalgia | Cons: confusing for newcomers; self-satisfied vibe; loose narrative focus
Themes
- museum
- indie rock
- music documentary
- jukebox musical
- experimental documentary
Cast & crew
Stephen Malkmus
as Self
Scott Kannberg
as Self
Bob Nastanovich
as Self
Mark Ibold
as Self
Steve West
as Self
Rebecca Clay Cole
as Self
Gary Young
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Keery
as Stephen Malkmus
Nat Wolff
as Spiral Stairs
Fred Hechinger
as Bob Nastanovich
Directed by Alex Ross Perry