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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

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