Blur’s temporary reunion and their subsequent shows at Glastonbury and Hyde Park represented one of the more perfect musical moments of last year, and provide the subject for No Distance Left to Run. In the Nineties the Essex four-piece morphed from humdrum indie outfit into pop superstars, escaping the long shadow of Britpop they helped to create and losing their guitarist Graham Coxon along the way.
Dylan Southern’s affectionate documentary sketches all this, using vintage snippets of the band’s first steps, wry (though occasionally confessional) interviews with Damon Albarn, Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, and artful footage from their comeback concerts.
It’s a genteel ride best enjoyed by fans, but one that doubles as the most satisfying account of fractured friendships reforged among 40-year-old Englishmen you’ll see this year.