first Time Director Sam Jones Documents The Making Of Wilco's Fourth Studio Album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Named After The Wilco Song That Is Featured On Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, An Album That Strays From The Alt-country That Made Them Famous. Jones' Desire Was To Document The Creative Work Of Yhf's Production, He Seems To Have Found A Bit More, Including Band Members Departing And A Conflict With Reprise Record Company. This Is A True Documentry Of Art Versus Money-driven Media Conglomerates.

This splendid documentary captures the band Wilco's struggles (both with their record company and within the band itself) while recording their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is completely engrossing, whether or not you are familiar with the band. As they work on the album, there's some tension between singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy and bandmate Jay Bennett, but overall the band members are happy and enjoying exploring their music. But when they turn in the finished songs, their record label drops them, leaving them adrift with the album that promises to be a huge artistic leap. For fans of Wilco, this gorgeously photographed movie will be a thrilling look at the life of the band and Tweedy's creative process; but even novices will be drawn into the contrasts between art and commerce brought out by the conflict. --Bret Fetzer