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There's a purity -- sense of righteousness and reunion and optimism -- that makes Thunder Soul galvanizing. Also, the music is smoking hot, which is pretty amazing, considering it comes from a high school band. And a bunch of oldsters. Oct 7, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
There's a purity -- sense of righteousness and reunion and optimism -- that makes Thunder Soul galvanizing. Also, the music is smoking hot, which is pretty amazing, considering it comes from a high school band. And a bunch of oldsters.
Tom Long
All of the agreeable ingredients are there, but director Mark Landsman doesn't coast on the built-in feel-good factor. Oct 7, 2011 | Full Review…
All of the agreeable ingredients are there, but director Mark Landsman doesn't coast on the built-in feel-good factor.
William Goss
Arguably, the current generation of funk and soul revivalists owes a debt to musicians who forged their astonishing sound in between Algebra study sessions. Oct 7, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Arguably, the current generation of funk and soul revivalists owes a debt to musicians who forged their astonishing sound in between Algebra study sessions.
John DeFore
Though it sometimes overplays the sentimentality, "Thunder Soul" gets not just the music but also the sense of possibility for this post-civil-rights generation. Oct 6, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Though it sometimes overplays the sentimentality, "Thunder Soul" gets not just the music but also the sense of possibility for this post-civil-rights generation.
Sheri Linden
A precious scrap of American history. Oct 6, 2011 | Full Review…
A precious scrap of American history.
J. R. Jones
Thunder Soul represents a feast for the senses, a soulful celebration of the black musical renaissance of the late '60s and '70s, but the filmmakers don't seem particularly interested in peering beneath the dazzling surface. Sep 29, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Thunder Soul represents a feast for the senses, a soulful celebration of the black musical renaissance of the late '60s and '70s, but the filmmakers don't seem particularly interested in peering beneath the dazzling surface.
Nathan Rabin
Thunder Soul reveals that fiction can never compete with the genuine emotions experienced in a true story well told. Sep 15, 2017 | Full Review…
Thunder Soul reveals that fiction can never compete with the genuine emotions experienced in a true story well told.
Neely Swanson
...the unstoppable power of the music is an undeniable, stone groove Oct 16, 2011 | Rating: A | Full Review…
...the unstoppable power of the music is an undeniable, stone groove
Corey Hall
They don't make 'em like Prof anymore! Oct 14, 2011 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
They don't make 'em like Prof anymore!
Kam Williams
Radiates warmth and energy from fun, kind people sharing love for each other and playing music together. Oct 6, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Radiates warmth and energy from fun, kind people sharing love for each other and playing music together.
Matt Pais
Uplifting docu spotlights legendary high school jazz band. Oct 3, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Uplifting docu spotlights legendary high school jazz band.
Sandie Angulo Chen
Thunder Soul tells the story of the Kashmere Stage Band, and before the film is through, this high school band you've never heard of will have earned a top spot on your personal hit parade. Sep 30, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Thunder Soul tells the story of the Kashmere Stage Band, and before the film is through, this high school band you've never heard of will have earned a top spot on your personal hit parade.
Marjorie Baumgarten
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