Russell, left, and Ron Mael of the cult band Sparks (Sundance Institute / Jake Polonsky) Any hardcore music nerd is familiar with the urge to share your passion for your favorite band with the ...

Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Focus Features releases the film in select theaters on Friday, June 18. A straightforward but delightful and ...

Near the beginning of Edgar Wright’s documentary “The Sparks Brothers,” actor Jason Schwartzman comes on screen to make an unusual admission. “Honestly, I don’t want to see this movie,” he says of the ...

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael have made music as Sparks for more than five decades, mostly under the radar despite superstar fans. Now, a new... Get To Know Sparks, Your Favorite Band's Favorite Band ...

We like our weirdos in the United States, but they have to be definably weird. Ron and Russell Mael, the brothers who are the rock band Sparks, have been resisting labels for a half-century and over ...

How do you make a rockumentary about an arty pop band many people never heard of? If you’re Edgar Wright of “Shaun of the Dead,” “Baby Driver” and the forthcoming “Last Night in Soho,” you pull ...

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Edgar Wright’s new documentary could spark up a new a new appreciation for an overlooked band. “The Sparks Brothers,” lighting up theaters Friday, “is both a celebration and an introduction” to Ron ...

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This review was first published at its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Near the beginning of Edgar Wright’s documentary “The Sparks Brothers,” actor Jason Schwartzman comes on screen to ...