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Village Voice
Murphy has never been a typical rock star, and Shut Up is by no means a conventional rock documentary. Full Review
Eric Kohn
indieWIRE
If you've never heard of LCD Soundsystem or cared much for the group's work, Shut Up and Play the Hits still manages to explore the prospects of fame and contemporary rock music's lasting relevance. Full Review
Ian Buckwalter
NPR
In one of the film's most fascinating moments, Klosterman asks Murphy what his biggest failure was. After uncomfortably dodging the question at first, Murphy admits that the only thing he thinks he might regret is quitting. Full Review
Rob Nelson
Variety
Much like the band's self-conscious synth-pop itself, "Shut Up" is initially satiric but ultimately disarming in its emotional resonance. Full Review
Simon Abrams
Slant Magazine
James Murphy never says that his music will sound different after LCD Soundsystem disbands, so why fearfully anticipate a change that we don't even know is coming? Full Review
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