Pavements

Beavis & Butthead (hilariously) suggested Pavement needed to “try harder.” You certainly can’t lob that criticism at Alex Ross Perry, who crafts a mock-biopic, art installation and jukebox musical all in service of a heartfelt documentary tribute.

"Pavements" is a delightfully wry assessment of culture and what it means to "make it," and how subjective the concept of "making it" is.

Splicing together real archival video, fake documentary footage about the making of a fake biopic, and real conversations with the present-day band, Pavements is delightfully chaotic.

Just because Pavements is a prankish film about a prankish band doesn't make it any less deeply heartfelt. It’s one for the fans – and we are legion.

Alternately self-conscious and disarmingly sly film about the band Pavement.

Though Pavement is the star and the performers in its orbit are all in supporting roles, “Pavements” is distinguished by cinematic artistry that’s as distinctive as it is personal. “Range Life” may be a Pavement story, but “Pavements” is a Perry film.

The jagged cuts and fluid camerawork and expressionistic blending of images forge an analogue grunge immersion chamber that can speak not only to Pavement’s admirers but to people for whom the wooly American ‘90s have come to feel like a dream.

Alex Ross Perry’s bats--t examination of the ‘90s indie rock band Pavement is several different things at once

Alex Ross Perry’s crooked and slanted hybrid is one for true Pavement fans. And no one else.

While Pavements’ ambition could come across as overindulgence in the wrong hands, it’s self-aware and funny enough to balance its many absurd elements.