Even now at 50, Jarvis is a man who remains head-on crushable while dry humping an amp like your geography teacher on the Bacardi Breezers.
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Total FilmKevin Harley
Total FilmKevin Harley
An earthy, affecting and droll celebration of the unique alignment of influences that forged a great band – and the thrusting live footage rams Pulp’s greatness home.
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Village VoiceStephanie Zacharek
Village VoiceStephanie Zacharek
Habicht has made a lovely film that’s partly about Pulp and partly about Sheffield: It’s hard to know where one leaves off and the other begins.
As a filmic love letter to Sheffield, the resulting doc is full of small delights for serious Pulp fans.
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Empire
Empire
The witty, loquacious Cocker is watchable as ever and the gig scenes will thrill Pulpers.
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Slant MagazineDrew Hunt
Slant MagazineDrew Hunt
Florian Habicht unwisely shifts his focus from Sheffield and its unique denizens to the band's personal history, effectively turning the film into an episode of Behind the Music.
You can't help thinking he's missed the point of Pulp. Their music denigrated the people as much as it celebrated them. Habicht leaves the city in love with a surface-level reading of Cocker's take on it.