{"id":1620,"date":"2025-02-19T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:18:14","slug":"can-you-still-make-a-good-musical-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/can-you-still-make-a-good-musical-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Still Make a Good Musical Biopic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With a new wave of nostalgia-driven musical biopics\u2014A Complete Unknown<\/em>, Better Man<\/em>, Maria<\/em>\u2014flooding theaters, hosts Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael ask: what does it take to make a great musical biopic these days? A genre weighed down by formulaic storytelling and its own well-worn bingo card of narrative beats, the musical biopic too often settles for a greatest-hits retelling rather than embracing the radical possibilities of cinema. In this episode, we revisit the films that transcend mere homage, interrogate why audiences remain captivated by these glossy reenactments, and consider how the genre might break free from its own nostalgic loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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