The Punk Singer profiles a feminist rocker who walked away.
by J.R. Jones
Loaded with catchy tunes and catchier ideas, this documentary profiles the fearless feminist rocker Kathleen Hanna, who swam against the current of 90s punk machismo with her Washington-state band Bikini Kill and her influential fanzine Riot Grrrl. Director Sini Anderson draws on numerous archival interviews with Hanna as well as her own, and the singer is articulate and introspective enough to counter all the adoring comments from her bandmates and musical colleagues (Joan Jett, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney).…[ Read more ]