Drew DeNicola and Olivia Mori's finely detailed documentary...

| Jan 26, 2024

If you already know Big Star then Nothing Can Hurt Me is a brilliant documentary and a fine testament to a brilliant group of musicians. If you don't: consider this a fascinating introduction.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 26, 2021

... a complete picture of Big Star from its inception to its demise - and later resurrection - and of course, it's loaded with awesome tunes .

| Mar 2, 2019

The downside of their cult stature is a shortfall of footage, but the music is uncannily gorgeous, well deployed and copious: for non-initiates, it'll be like finding lost treasure.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 22, 2014

There's a distinct lack of archive footage of the band in their prime, but the director makes a good stab at bringing to life the studio sessions that produced such treasures as The Ballad of El Goodo.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2014

The result is an observed story, without the why of Big Star's musical disintegration that is at the heart of their enduring legend.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2014

Rewards true fans while enticing the uninitiated.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 31, 2014

Two emotions fight for dominance while watching the saga - the exhilaration that comes from seeing great artists working at the peak of their powers, and the frustration of watching the world ignore those great artists.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 9, 2013

Messy but inspiring musical doc.

| Original Score: B | Dec 2, 2013

I thought the film worked best when it was concentrating on Big Star, but wandered a bit when it drifted on to what happened to band members after the breakup. The film has a melancholy feel to it.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 25, 2013

It feels thorough, and very affectionate. It just needs more of a narrative hook, a through-line from start to finish that can enhance the story for those not yet in the club.

Full Review | Jul 30, 2013

With Nothing Can Hurt Me, Big Star, the Vincent van Gogh of rock music, gets a documentary worthy of its legend.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 26, 2013

If you're not already a fan of the power pop godfathers, "Big Star" could make you one.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 25, 2013

All the making-of footage and scenes offering a taste of Memphis in the '70s will probably thrill established Big Star lovers in a big way.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 25, 2013

"Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me" is no doubt going to please fans of the cult rock band, but the rest of us may feel like outsiders - not put off by the proceedings, really, but somewhat mystified as to what all the fuss is about.

| Jul 22, 2013

Nothing Can Hurt Me is the perfect music doc in that it services longtime fans while providing the opportunity to make new ones as well.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 19, 2013

[Documents] the band's coming together and falling apart and [offers] a passionate tribute to its brilliant, beautiful music.

| Jul 15, 2013

All too many music documentaries send you away feeling unsatisfied, but with its heartfelt backstory and generous helpings of music, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is a shining exception.

| Jul 12, 2013

[A] thoroughly detailed (though a bit long) doc that charts the band's thwarted expectations.

| Jul 12, 2013

Nothing Can Hurt Me is a must for fans ... because so much of Big Star's story has been parceled out piecemeal over the years, in anecdotes and liner notes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 11, 2013