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Offers terrific interviews with the surviving Funk Brothers, who provide a tasty insider history of 4 a.m. recording sessions inside ''the snake pit'' (as the fabled Studio A was known) as well as a chilling description of their final kiss-off from Berry Gordy, the Motown mogul who treated them like indentured servants.Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

So good because it is one of those rare documentaries that combine information with smashing entertainment.Full Review

A.O. Scott
The New York Times

A glorious feature-length documentary -- This film will leave an indentment, and a deep one, on anyone who loves great, joyous music and cares about the people who make it.Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal

It's a thrill to listen to the seasoned survivors offering witty, evocative anecdotes about themselves and others.Full Review

Desson Thomson
Washington Post

One hell of a party, and it doesn't let anything get in the way of that.Full Review

Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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