The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1999 features our documentary pick, Wim Wenders’ Buena Vista Social Club. Directed by Wim Wenders and featuring a group of legendary Cuban musicians, Buena Vista Social Club was nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-buena-vista-social-club-1999), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-04-ca-43949-story.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1999/06/11/buena-vista-social-club-3/).
Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1999 installment, featuring Josh’s personal pick, David Fincher’s Fight Club.
