Carmine Street Guitars Reviews
Kelly might be a dying breed, but this feels like a lasting tribute.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 26, 2020
If a film had a smell, this one would be of sawdust, varnish and pure love.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2020
Experiencing this documentary without encountering any advance hype is like stumbling into the cozy Greenwich Village shop of the title: it's a ride down the rabbit hole to a world of unexpected and singular pleasures.
| Mar 14, 2020
[A] leisurely Sunday stroll of a documentary about the cozy Greenwich Village mainstay in New York City that has served as a sanctuary for musicians.
| May 9, 2019
Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, somewhat elegiac glimpse into a master and a craft that, like so much of the surrounding neighborhood, is steadily being corporately gentrified.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 9, 2019
The subject is so interesting, and the music played by these people is so gorgeous.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 24, 2019
While this approach yields results that are sometimes a little stilted, the movie is mostly as sweet as it is informative.
| Apr 24, 2019
The film celebrates the thingness of things, as well as the assuring clarity and lucidity that can arise from devotion to knowledge.
| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 23, 2019
"Carmine Street Guitars" is a one-of-a-kind documentary that exudes a gentle, homespun magic.
| Apr 21, 2019
Mann is the hipster fly on the wall, just happy to be there and drink it all in - and to share the joy of the experience with us.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 4, 2019
Shot over one week, this charming doc grows on you gradually like a good morning cup of coffee or an after-dinner drink.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 18, 2018
A little gem for both guitar heads and lovers of old New York.
| Sep 7, 2018
[An] unassuming and melodious film.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 6, 2018