If you're a St. Vincent fan, you know that she will always appear with a new, fancy, experimental sound that makes you realize: this is what you've been waiting for even though you didn't know. I feel like this movie completely catches the essence of who Annie has constructed as "St. Vincent", but not by offering a true depiction. The nerdy, soporific, post-show scrabble-playing Annie Clark is not at all who Annie in real life is, as she has stated in a recently published interview. The antagonist that appears after Annie decides she is not needed for the documentary is also an exaggerated version of her performer persona; a powerful, imperious, controlling, aesthetically pleasing rock star who designs her own show and provides whatever she feels like is necessary to present on her stage, even if it's not what her conventional and mainstream colleagues do. The fact that this overwhelming character is who real-life Annie decided to show in this movie is exactly her quality of art and what she brings to the table. If there's an edge, she's there, comfortably singing and playing her electric guitar as if she's jamming in her PJs in her bedroom, and makes it look like this is what it should be, whether you like it or not. If you're a St. Vincent fan, this movie's exactly for you.
Review of The Nowhere Inn
