Episode 130
"Elvis"
Can you still squeeze juice out of the musical biopic formula? Baz Luhrmann - madman director of films such as Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge, and The Great Gatsby - is sure up to the challenge. Austin Butler gives a tour de force performance as Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, but is the rest of the film up to snuff? We debate in this week's episode.
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Show Notes
Can you still squeeze juice out of the musical biopic formula? Baz Luhrmann - madman director of films such as Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge, and The Great Gatsby - is sure up to the challenge. Austin Butler gives a tour de force performance as Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, but is the rest of the film up to snuff? We debate in this week's episode.
Topics
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