With Liam and Noel Gallagher announcing a reunion and world tour, cameras follow them on the journey to document events as they happened.

It is hard to discuss my thoughts on this Oasis documentary without discussing my relationship with the music and the band. At the height of Oasis, in 1996 I was fifteen and potentially their target audience. Except, I was listening to the likes of Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. The entire Oasis vs Blur argument was happening in the background for me, even if I did listen to their first two albums with quite some frequency whilst playing snooker with my brother. When I was at university, one of my housemates played Oasis music as much as I played Radiohead and it almost seemed to sink into my soul by osmosis. I started to appreciate them at the time they became a chaotic sideshow. The arguments and shenanigans were more important than the music by that point and my frustration then at the way in which they could throw away that talent was almost as large as my inability to obtain tickets to their reunion tour in 2025. All that is to say, this film somehow manages to capture the power that their music held on so many people both in the 1990s and the 2020s. There are times when Don’t Look Back In Anger feels like a cathartic release both for its subjects and those watching along.

The focus of the film is quite simple really, and the clue is in the name. There are no answers here to why the band broke up, or why the brothers did not speak for years, or who made the first move in the reunion, or in fact why now was the right time for one, other than the world has gone to shit since they broke up. The answer here is simply that forgiveness and the joy of the music they created are what is important.

The film offers a brief explanation of Oasis’ rise and fall, before showing us footage of rehearsals (Liam showing his mercurial nature), the tour and some brief interview footage. But it is at its best when it shows us the audience reaction to the songs that mean so much to them. The candid nature in which the cameras capture the tears, the joy and the unadulterated mayhem that Oasis music creates is undeniably powerful. And every time it feels like perhaps the film is outstaying its welcome, it just gives us another snippet of a live performance of an absolute classic song.

If you were ever in doubt of how good a frontman Liam is, or how good a songwriter Noel is, there are many moments here that should cement those facts. The early rehearsal footage is especially telling in this respect and, aside from the live performances, is the standout of the film.

If you were never an Oasis fan then this might reinforce your case. If, on the other hand, you have been moved by their music, this is a film that will send goosebumps through you.