Sound City ends up being an exciting look at the making of music.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 15, 2018

Sound City is filled with the kind of stories that make music nerds weak in the knees.

| Jan 24, 2018

While there's an abundance of information and stories to be told, Sound City at times becomes almost as idle as its aging idols.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 16, 2017

[Grohl] has great fun sweeping through the historic parade of latter-day rock royalty whose hit records came out of the place.

| Feb 4, 2014

Sound City is a fun ride for diehard fans of most any brand of rock and roll.

| Jan 1, 2014

In Sound City, a raucous yet sweetly romantic documentary, dinosaurs do indeed rock the Earth again.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 1, 2014

A sincere tribute to the tape-based dumpy Sound City.

| Original Score: B | Dec 19, 2013

When getting into the nitty-gritty of tapes and tracks, Grohl makes a strong case for music docs directed by musicians.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 16, 2013

Dave Grohl's terrific new doc, Sound City, profiles the studio where some of the greatest music of the past four decades was born.

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 16, 2013

Dave Grohl shares a lot of stories in Sound City, and what's most impressive is that for a first-time filmmaker he tells these tales remarkably well.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 16, 2013

It's (a) part documentary homage to the defunct Los Angeles rock-and-roll studio where Grohl's earlier band, Nirvana, cut its breakout album, 'Nevermind'; and (b) part self-promotion for the DVD release of this very film and its companion CD soundtrack.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 15, 2013

It cheapens itself by hitting some self-congratulatory notes, but until it does it covers some fascinating rock 'n' roll ground.

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

For those about to rock, we salute you. A fond acknowledgement of a special time when a studio produced several albums that signaled key moments in music history.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 29, 2013

An infectious appreciation for rock and roll lingers past the somewhat self-satisfied finale.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Mar 19, 2013

There's something rock about the film's messy, nostalgic imperfection.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 15, 2013

A joyous ode to a lost era of music making that will delight music buffs and those who appreciate a well-done documentary.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 21, 2013

Grohl has ... created both a fascinating account of the process of analogue recording and a tender tribute to the rock bands of yesteryear.

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

A rich, kaleidoscopic, rock music documentary.

| Feb 8, 2013

A cocky, affectionate and very musical documentary that may make its central point a few times too often.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 7, 2013

A total blast to watch, sustaining momentum with a sharp admiration for the thrilling highs and lows of the complex and its rich history with some of the biggest artists around.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 7, 2013