Brothers of the Head

Brothers of the Head was adapted from Brian Aldiss' novel by screenwriter Tony Grisoni, and marks the narrative feature debut of Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (Lost in La Mancha), who have structured Aldiss' story as a mock documentary. Twins Luke and Harry Treadaway star, respectively, as conjoined ...more

Brothers of the Head is an adeptly made and consistently fascinating fictional rock documentary. The word "mock" doesn't really apply, as the filmmakers clearly venerate both the cinematic form and the music. The power of the film's proto-punk performance scenes, and the convincingly chaotic, off-the-cuff way in which they're captured, goes a long way toward selling the film's bizarre story of the Bang Bang, a 1970s rock band fronted by conjoined twins, Barry (Luke Treadaway) and Tom Howe (Harry ...more