For the uninitiated it is a revelation, and for the aficionado it will surely be a special treat. Its every frame is an expression of love for the music, the underground club scene, its creators and its patrons.
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Disco gets its due in this lightweight but entertaining look at the underground dance culture that flourished in New York City throughout the 1970s.
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Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Maestro is for people already aware of this history. For everyone else, this is pretty much invitation-only.
Josell Ramos' docu expounds the joys of clubbing to the uninitiated while regaling aficionados with testimonials about brilliant pioneer deejays and the invention of the tweeter cluster.
A passionate but messy, often inarticulate home movie.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Would be all but unbearable without the excited testimony of the young men and women of color who'd spent their happiest nights at the Loft or the Gallery or Paradise Garage.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Anybody involved in the underground scene might get a kick out of Maestro -- but others will likely be bored stiff.
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New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Filmmaker Josell Ramos has his heart in the right place, but his camera is usually in the wrong place, complete with bad lighting and all-around lousy tech credits.
20
Film ThreatPhil Hall
Film ThreatPhil Hall
Painfully boring.
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Unfortunately akin to going to a dance club stone cold sober and wearing ear plugs. You get the gist of the general experience, but euphoria is far, far away.