Variety: This Ain’t No Humdrum Concert Documentary

Highlights include a thrillingly propulsive version of “Burning Down the House” performed by Byrne and company while wearing tutus, and the sinuously sexy movements (aptly described by a choreographer as “Fosse-like”) employed by one and all during “The Great Curve.” Here and elsewhere, Byrne rivets attention with a stage presence that suggests subzero heat — wild abandon under scrupulous control. The musicians, vocalists and dancers take their cue from him, to great effect.

It takes nothing at all away from Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking Talking Heads doc “Stop Making Sense” (1984) to say that “Ride, Rise, Roar” might very well introduce Byrne to a new generation of fans.

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