Friday, March 26, 2021

SXSW 2021: 'Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free' Review


Since Tom Petty died a few years ago, I've noticed that he's been judged far more glowingly than he did when he was alive. Likewise, his 1994 solo album Wildflowers has grown in stature. The new documentary Somewhere You Feel Free pays tribute to both. It's a warm film, although it also feels a bit like an ad for the new expanded edition of the record, which came out last year. My review is up at Screen International.