In this episode of More Movies Weekly, Greg and Dave discuss Respect (2021), the American biographical musical drama film based on the life of American singer Aretha Franklin. Directed by Liesl Tommy, the film stars Jennifer Hudson as Franklin, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess and Mary J. Blige.
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career – from a child singing in her father’s church choir to her international superstardom – the film charts the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.
They also discuss the potential sequel to the new Dune (2021) film by Denis Villeneuve, news on Taylor Hackford‘s new film noir Sniff (2022) starring Helen Mirren, Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman and Danny DeVito, the sad deaths of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Michael K. Williams aswell as other movie news. You can watch the show on YouTube or listen on our audio platforms. All links below!
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To tell the truth, I am certain that this musical drama will have a huge full house and will arouse a genuine interest because the idea is really fascinating. I really like that this film is based on the story of such a legendary talented singer as Aretha Franklin. For me, she has made a huge contribution to the music industry and she was able to inspire a lot of people. Frankly, before this moment I hadn’t known that she passed such an incredible way to truly find herself and become such an outstanding singer who was able to conquer a lot of people’s hearts. From my point of view, such a film certainly needs to take place in order to deepen in the history of Aretha Franklin even more, especially when it presents in such an unique format.