A concert film that's also a cogent piece of interview journalism, telling a sad story, with good humor and philosophical detachment, about how the fun and innocence of the Seattle music "scene," pre-1992, got spoiled by the infusion of money and publicity. (Many of the interviewees -- from such groups as Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, et al. -- are well-spoken; but does the local photographer who says, "This is my penultimate grunge photo," really mean to say it's his next-to-last grunge photo?) To judge by the loud and same-sounding samples of the music, not everyone will be equally convinced of the sadness of this particular spoilage, only of its commonness. Directed by Doug Pray. (1996) — Duncan Shepherd
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