Last Days Here

Watching this documentary from directors Don Argott and Demian Fenton is an odd experience, primarily because within the first few minutes you will be absolutely convinced that the subject of the film, Bobby Liebling, lead singer of seminal hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, won’t be alive by the time the opening credits are over. A crack addict who lives in his parent’s basement, Liebling seems to agree with that assessment, too, and isn’t shy about staring directly in the camera and tell you he wants to die. It’s bone-chilling to see. Then along comes Sean Pelletier, a metal head/record collector who is determined to help Liebling make one final great record before he surrenders completely. The end result is one of the strangest, most life affirming stories ever captured on film.