The Cool School Critic Reviews
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The rare footage of '50s and '60s L.A. alone is a treasure; the City of Angels has rarely looked so hip. Bonus: cool music from the likes of Charles Mingus and the Velvet Underground.Read the full review
Takes its title from an early Artforum article that described the sleek aesthetic of the then-new Southern California art.Read the full review
Documentarian Morgan Neville has fashioned a spirited riposte to the groundless cliche that Los Angeles is a cultural wasteland.Read the full review
What The Cool School does so well, through its color accents and black-and-white photography, through the kinetic music that propels Jeff Bridges' narration by and the unorthodox attitude that reflects the artists themselves, is impart a sense of discovery.Read the full review
The Cool School, is, well, cool, but it’s also fairly parochial.Read the full review
