Home · Entertainment · Sep 7 archive
Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger Reviews Band’s Comeback and Legacy
Confirmed
In Short: AwardsWatch reviews the documentary 'Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger,' exploring the band's legacy and the impact of their 2025 comeback.
The film features stories from fans around the world, including an autistic son who found a bridge through music, a Korean fan who found solace in their songs, and a man who named his dog after a band member.
The reviewer, an Oasis fan, was initially angry at the band for breaking up but was pleasantly surprised when they announced their comeback.
The documentary captures the band's reconciliation and the genuine connection they share off-stage, with Noel Gallagher stating, 'The little things that used to annoy us about each other have all gone away.
The film also shows the band piecing together their setlist and the genuine connection they share on stage, despite the tension that once existed.
The documentary provides a sentimental and affectionate portrait of the band's comeback tour in 2025, but doesn't delve deeply into the 15-year hiatus.
Despite the band's past tensions, the documentary highlights the enduring impact of Oasis, with the reviewer reflecting on the Britpop era and the band's significance during that time.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- The documentary about their comeback, aptly titled Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, in a way fills the void of that night in Milan that never happened and revealed a legacy that I didn’t think Oasis had.
- An Oasis-fan mother in Wales who finds out that the Oasis music is a bridge to her nonverbal autistic son when one night he decides to listen to “Talk Tonight”; a Korean fan who tells how “Don’t look back in anger” helped her during her most depressed days; a man in Wales finds “Live forever” the ultimate song about human friendship; a girl in Sao Paulo who names her dog after her favorite Oasis band member; even a priest in Manchester makes a sermon about their comeback born out of forgiveness.
- Because awards season is 365 days a year Full disclosure: I’m an Oasis fan.
- Back then, I was angry at them: why couldn’t they have lasted another couple days?
- So, I was incredibly and happily surprised when the news broke that they would come back.
- In an opening montage, we hear how Oasis conquered the world in the 1990s with hits like Wonderwall and Roll With It.
- "Liam smashed Noel's guitar, huuuge fight!" she tweeted from backstage.
- Look Back, based on a manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, tells the story of Fujino, a fourth-grade student who is fast becoming something of a star at school with her expertly drawn cartoon strips.