The new biopic “Respect” runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin’s life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with her back-to-the-roots gospel project “Amazing Grace.” The film, starring ...

The tag line for the latest biopic about an American icon reads: “Find out what it means.” Good luck with that. After more than two hours of the new messy Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” it’s not ...

Tom Santilli is a respected journalist and member of the Critics Choice Association, Detroit Film Critics Society and Online Film Critics Society since 2010. Tom is the Executive Producer and co-host ...

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson expertly embodies many aspects of the young Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” but she drew the line when it came to smoking cigarettes in director’s Liesl Tommy’s ...

Franklin, who died in 2018, handpicked Hudson to portray her on screen. Jennifer Hudson carries this by-the-numbers biopic of Aretha Franklin on the strength of her powerhouse voice, an abiding ...

Aretha Franklin transformed Dionne Warwick’s I Say a Little Prayer in 1968, delivering a soulful version many fans consider ...

The 'Dreamgirls' star looks and sounds great in the role, but this overly respectful biopic steers clear of revealing the traumas that shaped the soul legend. Pandemic delays pushed “Respect” from the ...

Star Jennifer Hudson hits a few high notes in a film beset by the usual biopic tropes and shortcuts, few of which allow for a deep enough look at the Queen of Soul. When Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin ...

'Respect' screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson speaks with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about writing the Aretha Franklin biopic. Scott Wilson addressed how she chose which songs to include in the movie, and even ...

It’s January 2020, but the Hudgens Center in Duluth, Ga., is thrown back to Concertgebouw Amsterdam in 1968. Jennifer Hudson, radiant in an intricately beaded Swarovski crystal gown, is roaring ...

It’s January 2020, but the Hudgens Center in Duluth, Ga., is thrown back to Concertgebouw Amsterdam in 1968. Jennifer Hudson, radiant in an intricately beaded Swarovski crystal gown, is roaring ...