The Man From Mo'Wax

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Movie Info

The life and career of electronic musician music producer and record label owner James Lavelle.

Genre:

documentary, music
Original Language:

English
Director:

Matthew Jones
Producer:

Brian A. Hoffman, Matthew Jones, MJ McMahon
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 20, 2019
Runtime:

1h 49m
Production Co:

28 Entertainment

Cast & Crew

James Lavelle
Self

DJ Shadow
Self

Ian Brown
Self

Joshua Homme
Self

Thom Yorke
Self

Grandmaster Flash
Self

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Critic Reviews for The Man From Mo'Wax

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (3)

While The Man from Mo' Wax follows a conventional doc structure as it charts its subject's rise, fall and last-act resurgence, Jones finds more inventive ways of framing Lavelle's saga.

December 28, 2018 | Full Review…

Jason Anderson
Sight and Sound
A warts-and-all tales of hubris and heavyweight beats.

December 6, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Philip De Semlyen
Time Out
Jones struck gold when both Lavelle and DJ Shadow opened their personal video vaults to him, and even if he does rely on a number of talking-head interviews, the film feels largely primary-source.

September 1, 2018 | Full Review…

Andrew Barker
Variety
A bigger question goes unanswered: was trip-hop really that important? Looking back, it seems rather joyless and po-faced.

August 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Ed Potton
Times (UK)
The problem is that Lavelle is unreflective about his journey to failure.

August 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Cath Clarke
Guardian
One for the Mo'Wax purists. For the uninitiated, this can be hard to sit through.

August 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Thomas Hobbs
Little White Lies
It's fascinating viewing for anyone who wants to try to figure out how someone who 'had it all' could have let it all go so horribly wrong.

October 30, 2018 | Full Review…

Stephen Jones
Daily Mirror (UK)
The Man from Mo'Wax tells the tale of a destructive genius and the collateral damage left in his wake.

October 30, 2018 | Full Review…

Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia
Certainly a fascinating watch and never anything but engaging - but you're left feeling that this is far from the full story of James Lavelle, and instead it's maybe more put together to tell a cinematic narrative.

September 17, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Andrew Pollard
Starburst
This is scorched earth documentary filmmaking, all justified by the fact that Jones does eventually manage to justify why Lavelle is some kind of a genius.

September 1, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

David James
We Got This Covered
While it's obvious that fans of Lavelle and his many creative ventures will get the most out of The Man From Mo'Wax, this remains a fascinating insight into both the hubris and vulnerability of the music industry.

September 1, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Adam Lowes
CineVue
Director Matthew Jones offers fascinating snapshots of the last golden age of underground music and the final flowering of British youth culture.

August 31, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Andy Lea
Daily Express (UK)

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