Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010) is a Canadian music documentary you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen. The film covers the full run of Toronto power trio Rush from their late-1960s club beginnings through Neil Peart joining in 1974, the synthesizer experiments of the 1980s, and their return to heavy guitar in later decades.

Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Peart give candid interviews — about the band's internal tensions, its stylistic reinventions, and the strange experience of being simultaneously massive and underestimated by critics. The supporting cast maps the band's footprint: Jack Black, Trent Reznor, Gene Simmons, Kirk Hammett, Taylor Hawkins and Billy Corgan each go on camera to account for the influence. For longtime fans, this is a rare archive. For anyone new to the band, it makes a convincing case from the opening minute. Stream Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage online on iFILM.