A documentary so unstructured that it sometimes resembles rushes rather than a finished film, THE SHOW panders to rap and hip-hop fans, never deigning to provide context for or commentary on its subjects--presumably because anyone so uncool as to need it obviously doesn't deserve the time
of day. Its attitude is flawless, if obnoxious, but by most conventional documentary standards, THE SHOW is a failure.
Structurally, THE SHOW is a standard-issue, MTV-style music "rockumentary" that mixes concert footage and interviews with artists, record company executives--notably hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons, one of the film's presenters and its co-executive producer--an...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins