Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger is a documentary about one of the most overrated bands in the world.
It takes in the reunion of brothers Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher, 16 years after they split the band up, in the Parisian dressing room, in 2009, just as they were about to perform, leading to the rest of the tour being cancelled.
2016’s Supersonic was a decent documentary, but this is a fairly pedestrian run-through of 2025’s events with the siblings topping up their pension, as the rehearsals begin, six weeks before the first gig – in Manchester, with Noel and the others wondering if Liam would even turn up… but he did, and everything seems pretty coloquial, with Noel later declaring how all the antagonism between them just completely fell away once they got back together.
In the main, they go to one place – they play a song or two, then go to another city – we see another song, and so on… with random vox pops from fans in different countries, such as a Brazillian woman who called her dog, “Bonehead”(!)
To that end, back in rehearsals, Bonehead tells the others how on stage he’ll be positioned between the two brothers, with, “Noel told me, “You’ll be the middle of a Gallagher sandwich”, you cunt”.
And that makes it odd that the very first f-word is in this documentary is bleeper, when Noel’s talking to the camera about Liam: “He’s a fucking pain in the arse” – Why did that happen?? It made me feel like it was going to continue, but thankfully, it didn’t.
As for how this was filmed, the constant 1.43:1 image is pointless. Clearly, they did it just so they could fill the biggest IMAX screen for no good reason, since a ratio around 16:9 would’ve made much more sense, even going for 1.90:1, the digital IMAX aspect ratio.
When Christopher Nolan makes a film for 1.43:1, such as The Odyssey, the majority of the important information is within the 1.90:1 frame, but outside of that should only be in your peripheral vision. For Oasis, they just fill it all… whatever.
And yes, I saw this on an IMAX screen, albeit on a 1.90:1 digital IMAX screen, and whereas the music is loud, there’s an awful lot of background stuff – moreso than the actual band’s music – so I don’t think it NEEDS to be seen in IMAX.
And now a number of asides…
- At the first gig, Noel says he didn’t even know where he was for the first 40 minutes, as it all rushed by in a blur…. (okay, he didn’t say Blur, but hey, I’d prefer a film about them)
- Why did they have a standee of Pep Guardiola? Okay, so he’s the Manchester City manager, and that’s their team, but even still… Oh, and they also had one of Bonehead while he was there! Why?
- Liam almost seems normal in one of the interviews… almost.
- They have a Mani tribute at one gig, just after the Stone Roses’ guitarist died, as they both knew him before they were Oasis.
- Why does Noel frequently play the guitar with his back to the fans?
- There’s a police briefing before opening Manchester gig, where one of the cops asks a question to the guy in charge. The reply comes, “Definitely maybe”…
I did also wonder if you could end up in having more 1.43:1 films on a 1.90:1 IMAX screen as a result. Yes, the overall image would be smaller than, say, the 1.43:1 screen at Vue Printworks Manchester, but I think it might be worth a trial run. That said, I don’t know whether for convential films, if IMAX have decreed that a 1.43:1 film, like those from Christopher Nolan, must ONLY be shown that was on 1.43:1 screens.
NOTE: There are no mid- nor post-credits scenes.
Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger is in cinemas now, but isn’t yet available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD. However, once announced, it will appear on the New DVD Blu-ray 3D and 4K releases UK list.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 123 minutes
Release date: September 9h 2026
Studio: Sony Music Vision
Aspect Ratio: 1.43:1 (X-OCN ST (8.6K))
Cinema: Odeon Trafford Centre
Rating: 5.5/10
Directors: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern
Producers: Sam Bridger, Guy Heeley
Writer: Steven Knight
Cast (as themselves):
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
Andy Bell
Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead)
Gem Archer
Paul McGuigan
Anaïs Gallagher
Lennon Gallagher
Molly Elson
Ian Brown
Christian Madden
Joey Waronker
Gene Gallagher
Mani (archive footage)
Alastair White
Donovan Gallagher
Sonny Gallagher
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