Should you watch The Sparks Brothers?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Sparks Brothers
Documentary · 2021
Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
The sides of The Sparks Brothers
- Two brothers in the same band for five decades
- Ron Mael's deadpan stare
- Musicians who say Sparks changed them
The Sparks Brothers is good for you if…
- you like discovering a band you somehow missed.
- you like a music documentary that keeps making you laugh.
- you like artists who never did what was expected.
The Sparks Brothers is bad for you if…
- you find two hours twenty too long for a band documentary.
- you need drama and conflict to stay hooked.
About: brotherhood · persistence · art
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