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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review solid biopic both embraces and avoids cliche

The genre of the musical biopic is one that, as Timothee Chalamet acknowledged while accepting a Sag award for playing Bob Dylan earlier this year, could be perhaps tired. The beats of the genre the initial obstacles, the double-edged sword of success, the actors' pursuit of industry awards for spirited impersonation are by now so familiar that you're almost expected to enter with more than a bit of skepticism, even when the artist at hand is one as widely beloved as Bruce Springsteen.
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fromIndieWire
1 month ago

'The Testament of Ann Lee' Review: Amanda Seyfried Is a Singing Female Christ Figure in Mona Fastvold's Incredible Quasi-Musical About the Shaker Prophet

The Testament of Ann Lee portrays Ann Lee's Shaker movement as a rapturous, hymn-driven biopic that prioritizes ecstatic choreography and collective spiritual unity over lyrical content.
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