Shine a Light

Rated PG-13

Starring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts, Martin Scorsese

                    Director Martin Scorsese was inevitably going to direct a film about The Rolling Stones at some point in his career, and Shine a Light, Scorsese’s new documentary on the Stones, is a great collaboration between filmmaker and musical artist. The documentary is incredibly alive, perhaps because it isn’t really a documentary at all – it’s a brilliant concert film, with Jagger setting the stage on fire, and Scorsese moving his camera in tune with Richards’ roaring guitar.

Shine a Light is currently playing at the IMAX Theatre in The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, and I can’t think of a better place to experience such an exhilarating film. Though some may joke that The Rolling Stones are ‘too old’ to be rocking out, there is absolutely no denying the thrill of watching two extraordinary artists doing what they do best.

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