Grant Gee’s dreamy, hallucinogenic profile of the life and tour-times of Britain’s phenomenal popsmiths plays like a loose cog in scarecrow-thin singer Thom Yorke’s fevered brain. Radiohead has always been a band capable of rewriting its way across an emotional landscape peopled with broken hearts and broken minds, yet Gee focuses on the minutiae of touring with the single most critically examined rock band since Pink Floyd first let loose that giant, floating pig. Endless trips through bus stations, airports, sound checks, and encounters with the insatiable music press and even more rabid fans plunge the viewer into Radiohead’s direct experience. Forsaking traditional filmmaking techniques, Gee instead utilizes shaky Super-8 footage combined with specially treated and abused stock to create one of the most visually stunning (and stimulating) rock & roll documentaries ever seen. – Marc Savlov
This article appears in August 29 • 2003.