‘Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall’ review: intimate portrait of a blossoming rock superstar

Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, The Last Waltz from The Band and The Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter are three of the greatest concert movies ever made. To that list you can now add Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall, which receives its UK premiere today (October 8) at the London Film Festival. Taking place at the famed New York venue – everyone from Sergei Rachmaninoff to Aretha Franklin has graced its hallowed stage – the Geese frontman’s solo show is brought to the screen with a resonant intimacy that makes you feel like you’re sitting right at the piano stool next to him. READ MORE: Geese live at Reading Festival 2026: an apocalyptic show amid a biblical downpour Anderson’s first work since his Oscar-winning One Battle After Another, the gig was recorded on December 11, 2025 as part of Cameron Winter’s tour in support of debut solo record ‘Heavy Metal’. Shot on 35mm, lending the film a grainy quality as the lights go down, it’s no mean feat to spirit cinema audiences into the heart of Winter’s world. With his Steinway grand piano positioned on stage, Winter is seated with his back to the audience. Head down in ferocious concentration, the New Yorker sings wi...