Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

Matt Roush says...

As you might expect, this vibrant three-part documentary on the rise and fall of the disco era has a great beat and you can dance to it. Dancing being the motivating factor that fueled the genre’s birth in the early 1970s in abandoned New York City warehouses and underground clubs. The phenomenon would eventually go mainstream with the explosion of “disco divas” like Donna Summer and the success of Saturday Night Fever on screen and on vinyl LP. The inevitable backlash would come, but in the opener, witness how marginalized people found community within walls of sound and pulsating tempos. (See the full review.)

What's Worth Watching (Jun 18)