‘Oasis: Supersonic’
As we head into 2017, rock and roll has fully ceded to dance music on the charts and in the culture-at-large, both here and abroad; interestingly enough, this gives the documentary film Oasis: Supersonic even more power than it might have had otherwise. It focuses primarily on the three year run the era-defining act had from 1993-1996, during which time the band transformed from complete unknowns to the world’s biggest rock stars (back when the term “rock star” still meant something). Oasis, the band, was thrilling, dangerous, and life-affirming, and this doc (from the people who brought us Amy) more than does them justice.