The Last Critic (2026)
Sixty years & a million records ago, Robert Christgau invented Rock music criticism. Anyone who has ever read or written a Pop music review has been influenced by Christgau, who canonized legends from The Ramones to Public Enemy & infuriated icons from Lou Reed to Billy Joel. Now in his eighties, Bob is still at it—amazingly with the same vigor, wit, concision and craft that has defined his expansive career. But in a world where albums are irrelevant, where print is dead & where algorithms have eclipsed critics we are forced to ask: What happens next—for Bob, but also for all music criticism? Is this the end of something? Is Robert Christgau the last critic?
Director: Matty Wishnow
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Robert Christgau as |
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Randy Newman as |
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Boots Riley as |
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Colson Whitehead as |
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Thurston Moore as |
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Joe Levy as |
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Amanda Petrusich as |
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yasi salek as |
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Greil Marcus as |
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Ann Powers as |
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Rob Sheffield as |
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Kelefa Sanneh as |
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Nelson George as |
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Dan Charnas as |
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Jessica Hopper as |
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Jenn Pelly as |
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carola dibbell as |
| Directing | Matty Wishnow | Director |
| Production | Ben Wu | Producer |
| Production | Paul Lovelace | Producer |
| Production | Joe Levy | Producer |
| Editing | Paul Lovelace | Editor |
| Crew | Ben Wu | Cinematography |
| Visual Effects | Lucy Munger | Animation |
| Sound | Carmen Elle | Music |