Synopsis
You thought you knew him. Meet David Crosby now in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind. With unflinching honesty, self-examination, regret, fear, exuberance and an unshakable belief in family and the transformative nature of music, Crosby shares his often challenging journey.
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Cast
- David CrosbyHimself
- Jan DanceHerself
- Graham NashHimself (archive footage)
- Stephen StillsHimself (archive footage)
- Neil YoungHimself (archive footage)
- Cameron CroweHimself - Interviewer
- Roger McGuinnHimself
- Chris HillmanHimself
- Henry DiltzHimself
- Jackson BrowneHimself (archive footage)
Recommendations
- 100
The Playlist
Melancholy in shape, but still hopeful, Crosby’s willingness to bare naked his personal struggles on-camera makes for a truly poignant movie. - 91
IndieWire
The typical trappings of a reflective documentary about a larger-than-life star are all there, from nods to the weight of stardom and how political leanings can both help and harm a talent on the rise, but they’re made bigger and richer because it’s Crosby who is acknowledging them, unblinking. - 90
Rolling Stone
What makes David Crosby: Remember My Name one of the best rock documentaries of all time is the no-bull immediacy of the filmmaking. - 88
RogerEbert.com
While the documentary does conjure up the whole sex-drugs-rock ’n’ roll ethos of that fabled time with great flair and pungency, it also movingly probes the hazards and costs of the overindulgence and self-deceptions the era’s lures often entailed. In essence, it serves up the myth and a necessary corrective to it simultaneously. - 85
TheWrap
As much as the film celebrates his creativity and gazes unflinchingly at his failings, it also functions as a valedictory, almost a requiem of sorts. Think of it as the film version of the final albums made by Leonard Cohen and David Bowie, who made wrenching final statements that they likely knew would be their last. - 83
The A.V. Club
Remember My Name still works magnificently as a tragicomic character sketch. - 80
Variety
In David Crosby: Remember My Name, Crosby is more than just a rock ‘n’ roll survivor nursing a lifetime of second thoughts. He’s a romantic witness to a time that was genuinely about following the road of excess to the palace of wisdom. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Remarkably, it never comes across as fawning or hagiographic. Instead, Crosby and his interviewers collaborate to create something that feels honest and insightful.
