By Fresh off the streaming debut of the Disney+ is releasing another doc chronicling the story of 1960s music icons with “The Beach Boys.” Directed by Frank Marshall & Thom Zimny, “The Beach Boys” is an illuminating but frustrating film. The story of the Wilson family is a sad one, rife with lawsuits, mental breakdowns, and lost royalties.
And while some of that is covered in the film, Marshall and Zimny have strategically decided to focus on the 1960s while almost completely eliding the last 40 years of the band’s trials and tribulations. That decision can be excused — somewhat — as it would likely triple the movie’s length. And the film’s decision to focus on the 1960s means getting to see Brian Wilson and Co.
dialed in to the creation of the iconic album “Pet Sounds” in the studio. Ultimately “The Beach Boys” is worth watching, even if it would have been better served by either hyper-focusing on just the production of “Pet Sounds” (a la Peter Jackson’s Beatles doc “Get Back”) or going broader with a multi-part docuseries. “The Beach Boys” is .
After a successful run at the box office, “Dune: Part Two” made its streaming debut on Max earlier this week. Not only does Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up do justice to Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking novel, it eclipses 2021’s “Dune” both in scale and ambition. (See my full to read more.
) “Dune: Part Two” picks up shortly after the conclusion of 2021’s “Dune,” finding Paul .
