The best music documentaries accomplish the seemingly impossible by capturing an intimate portrait of a legendary figure while also placing them in a setting that most people find fantastical. They also manage to maintain a certain level of grandiosity that conveys what it feels like to be the object of someone else's adoration. The band Anonymous Club, which features Courtney Barnett, an Australian-born singer-songwriter, is in an unusual situation. She finds herself on a world tour in promotion of her album Tell Me How You Really Feel in front of tens of millions of adoring fans despite being a notoriously shy person.

The Anonymous Club does give Barnett access in a manner she hasn't previously given, and it offers brief moments of closeness that seem like a deliberate voyeurism. This is partly because of the manner it was shot. With Barnett's low murmur directing viewers from scene to scene, the 16mm picture gives Anonymous Club a look that feels appropriate. There is an intriguing contrast to be found when these private moments are compared to the more visceral and angrier tones of the music she plays. Some of these shots feel like true peeks behind the curtain.

However, there are instances when it seems like the tension created by this contrast is only on the surface, serving as a foundation for deeper investigation. It might be the paradoxical nature of Barnett's seclusion that gives off the impression that something is being withheld from the public or that Barnett is still holding back information. The candor with which Barnett discusses this and the impact fame may have on one's mental health result in an intriguing Catch-22. Barnett is seen in a gold-plated hotel room in Berlin in one of the movie's opening scenes. Despite her claims to "enjoy it," there is a lingering impression that she does not feel entirely at ease there.