⁋⁋ go flick

last night, friends and I went to the cinema to watch this movie by Julien Temple:

it's a local tale of a local band called Dr Feelgood:

we grew up with that name graffiti'd on bus stops:

not usually a lover of rockumentaries, I thought I'd give this one a chance:

Temple's got provenance and he didn't disappoint:

a flow of grainy old movie clips placing the band within Canvey Islands history, 

amusing references and stop motion graphics to punctuate comments:

*would have preferred more live concert footage instead of gangster movie clips*

the story of the band told by friends, musicians and family:

*Lee Brilleauxs Ma was my favourite in her unabashed honesty*

of course it's the usual mix of music, drugs and egos clashing:

but the film is dappled with the mad monologues of Wilko Johnson,

standing on the Island, outside the Amusements guitar in hand:

on the waterfront, recollecting and singing into the night:

when he describes the clouds and flames of the Shell Haven Oil Refinery as "Miltonic"

we all laughed with him:

the bleak landscapes of Canvey ~ cinematic noir:

go see: