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Cast
- Vito AcconciHimself
- Fred ArmisenHimself
- Rico BellHimself
- Hugo BurnhamHimself
- Sarah CorinaHerself
- Craig FinnHimself
- Jonathan FranzenHimself
- Steve GouldingHimself
- Tom GreenhalghHimself
- Susie HoneymanHerself
Recommendations
- 100
Village Voice
What Angio captures, beautifully, is that the Mekons make great music because, together and apart, they’re so alive to the world around them. - 91
The A.V. Club
The film's strength lies in just how far it's willing to go-and to not go-in the pursuit of mythologizing its subject, a group of aging but unrepentant punks who treat the very idea of mythology like a bad joke. - 90
The New York Times
The film is both a generous primer on the band, which grew out of the punk movement in Leeds, England, in 1977, and a celebration of its longevity. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Revenge of the Mekons is a buoyant exploration of the musicians’ devotion to their art and each other. - 80
Time Out
Angio reveals a band that is still committed and, almost without precedent, still seems to get along. “We weren’t musicians,” singer-guitarist Jon Langford admits. “We were just seeing how far we could take it.” If revenge can be measured in years of continued creativity, this film shows the Mekons have had theirs. - 75
Slant Magazine
What emerges is a portrait of a fully committed band that could never quite make it and of the rock n' roll project as something between a (very serious) hobby and a full-time career. - 75
New York Post
In a way, this marvelous movie does show that the Mekons have declined, because they’ve become the one thing punk rockers never ever want to be: lovable. - 75
RogerEbert.com
If the most engaging and satisfying documentaries about musical acts tend to come from filmmakers who are smart, passionate fans, that rule perhaps applies doubly when the subject is obscure rather than world-famous. So it is with Revenge of the Mekons.