... it's satisfying to learn the stories behind the songs that defined a decade and the musicians who never got their due credit for providing the soundtrack of a generation.

| Sep 22, 2023

For the sheer joy of the music...

| Dec 6, 2021

In this fascinating, eclectic look at this musical period, The Wrecking Crew brings out the essential solidarity and practicality of the group.

| Feb 26, 2021

A heartfelt and interesting peak into an unexplored part of our collective musical history and it has a good beat and you can dance to it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 2, 2021

What the director [Denny Tedesco] lacks in technical chops and narrative clarity, he more than makes up for in enthusiasm and heart, and that's what make The Wrecking Crew an exceptional documentary.

| Jan 9, 2020

Requiem for a studio musician.

| Aug 19, 2019

Tedesco doesn't shy from the harsh realities of the session player's life. However, this isn't an angry or bitter film by any means. The goal, almost to a fault, is to celebrate these musicians and the songs they created.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 19, 2019

Denny Tedesco not only creates a vivid look at this special moment in history with The Wrecking Crew but finally gives these hardworking, extremely talented musicians, their turn in the spotlight.

| Nov 9, 2018

If it moves from personal history to pop culture study, it also moves in the other direction, instilling a sense of urgency in documenting our own personal histories.

| Aug 31, 2018

Putting a star rating on this kind of movie is a little pointless: If you grew up on fizzy baby-boom pop music, you're going to want to see it.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 6, 2016

Worth the wait, it delivers a lot of laughter and generous helpings of dearly licensed grooviness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 24, 2016

Danny Tedesco's joyous documentary The Wrecking Crew is a personal, heartfelt tribute to those unsung heroes.

| Jan 1, 2016

Did you love all those mid-60s American rock and roll bands? Turns out the Byrds, the Association, even the Beach Boys weren't playing their own instruments.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 18, 2015

Patchy but endearing, The Wrecking Crew is both a sonorous scrapbook and a loquacious love letter.

| Dec 7, 2015

Encyclopedic rocktrospective chronicling the contributions of a group of unheralded studio musicians who anonymously created the soundtrack of an entire generation.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 28, 2015

This well-produced documentary rescues the talented but unsung group from obscurity, who were mostly known only to industry insiders.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 8, 2015

A fascinating story that deserves to be seen -- and most importantly, heard -- on the big screen.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 1, 2015

There is a lot of great music in this film, and many bittersweet stories told by musicians who had a big part in recording that great music.

| Original Score: B | Jul 16, 2015

The documentary makes fascinating connections between the fledgling high-showbiz days of rock 'n' roll and the rise of more versatile singer-songwriters in the 1970s.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 26, 2015

The fact it's directed by the son of guitar ace Tommy Tedesco adds a defining sense of purpose, and a bit more heart.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 25, 2015