"A new documentary on Robert Christgau, The Last Critic, will premiere at SXSW Film Festival this March. Randy Newman, Boots Riley, and Village Voice writer-turned-novelist Colson Whitehead have signed up to tell the story of the self-appointed Dean of American Rock Critics. Naturally, having penned " I Killed Christgau With My Big Fucking Dick," Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore also chips in to help immortalize his onetime foe."
"Matty Wishnow directed the doc, which features music from Newman, Yo la Tengo, the Feelies, and Gina Birch. A murderer's row of critics also contributed, including Greil Marcus, Ann Powers, Rob Sheffield, Amanda Petrusich, and Kelefa Sanneh. A synopsis on the film's Instagram page notes that Christgau, whose work "has inspired & infuriated readers for sixty years, is still at it in his eighties-grading records, interrogating commas & listening to absolutely everything (except metal & prog).""
The Last Critic profiles Robert Christgau and will premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. The film, directed by Matty Wishnow, features music by Randy Newman, Yo La Tengo, the Feelies, and Gina Birch. Interviews and contributions include Randy Newman, Boots Riley, Colson Whitehead, Greil Marcus, Ann Powers, Rob Sheffield, Amanda Petrusich, Kelefa Sanneh, and Thurston Moore. The film notes Christgau's six-decade influence and continued record grading into his eighties, his attention to punctuation, and his wide listening habits aside from metal and prog. The documentary will compete in SXSW's Documentary Feature Competition.
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