Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
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69 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: From the shifting faultlines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose to become one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and political order of the music industry and the nation. Telling it like it is, the iconic Laurence Fishburne narrates Everyday Sunshine, a story about music, history, fear, courage and funking on the one. At the heart of the film's story is lead singer Angelo Moore and bassist Norwood Fisher who show how they keep the band rolling out of pride, desperation and love for their art. To overcome money woes, family strife, and the strain of being aging Punk rockers on the road, Norwood and Angelo are challenged to re-invent themselves in the face of dysfunction and ghosts from a painful past. (Pale Griot Films)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
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  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    Jun 12, 2012
    83
    Filled with personal vignettes and famous-people testimonials, the film has a few too many narrative digressions, but it's a moving portrait of all-too-human personalities and the dogged optimism that keeps them going.
  2. Arizona Republic
    Reviewed by: Bill Goodykoontz
    Nov 16, 2011
    80
    Isn't the happiest movie about a band you'll ever see, but it is one of the more entertaining, and thanks to directors Lev Anderson and Christ Metzler, one of the most original.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Andrew Barker
    Jun 12, 2012
    80
    Effortlessly entertaining.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 20, 2012
    60
    There's just enough uncut truth and soul in Fishbone's story to keep die-hard Boneheads skankin' to the beat, even if it's just for nostalgia's sake.

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