It's certainly one of the best music docs I've ever seen.

Full Review | Feb 8, 2021

A revealing, engaging portrait of a too-long-unseen slice of our collective popular culture.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jul 1, 2020

The great, untold story of Native American pioneers of rock 'n' roll should be shown to every misguided MAGA-hat wearing student at Covington Catholic High School.

Full Review | Jan 31, 2019

A must-see for any grownup who calls himself or herself a rock fan.

Full Review | Jan 23, 2019

You're likely to be surprised at how much of a factor it has been in shaping our popular music, from blues and jazz through rock and roll and up to hip-hop.

Full Review | Jan 19, 2019

A solid rock-doc that turns up the volume on a little-noticed influence in American pop music.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 19, 2019

It feels like something much bigger than the film itself comes entirely together: four men on a stage, being musicians, being Indians, being Americans, playing rock 'n' roll.

Full Review | Jun 28, 2018

The conventional but insightful musical history film is at best when the music plays, but falters when the talking heads take over.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 5, 2018

Densely packed with information, this is a film that continually finds new things to say and new ways to say them.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 2, 2018

This movie highlights surprisingly extensive native influences on American music and it fills in some gaps in music history.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jan 30, 2018

Throughout the film, compelling arguments are made for how Western forms of music incorporated the rhythms and vocal stylings of traditional Native American music.

Full Review | Dec 18, 2017

What makes this secret history even more powerful is the incredible sadness about it all.

Full Review | Dec 15, 2017

This intriguing record soon hits flat notes ... when it's not needle-skipping from one instrumental indigenous rocker or folk-singer to another.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2017

Ssolid if conventional.

Full Review | Sep 25, 2017

What "Rumble" lacks in comprehensiveness, is more than compensated by its level of fun and allure, as it fills you with a hefty dose of nostalgia.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Sep 24, 2017

opens our eyes to something we probably didn't know and helps us see something very familiar in an entirely new light

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 16, 2017

It's all very convincing, if a bit repetitious. Still the musical excerpts - especially Wray's - are great, and the history is something of an overdue revelation.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Sep 15, 2017

Rumble presents a wealth of information couched in a parade of long-celebrated rock 'n' roll songs that should keep any diehard music fan happy, and will probably send them digging through their collections soon after the final credits roll.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 8, 2017

What we have here is less an exploration of personal artistry than an entry-level history lesson.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 1, 2017

Less academically, it's a blast of energy and a stirring musician showcase.

Full Review | Sep 1, 2017