Critic’s Pick: ’20 Feet From Stardom’

No one knows better than critics that the one-size-fits-all movie has yet to be made, but every once in a while something comes along that just about everyone is guaranteed to enjoy, and the irresistible documentary “20 Feet From Stardom” is one of those times. Veteran director Morgan Neville has made a moving and joyous behind-the-scenes film about the world of rock ‘n’ roll backup singers. It’s a universe filled with big, bold personalities and the music they make: When you say names like Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer, you are conjuring entire universes of sound. These women sing in a way that is transformative for us, and, it turns out, for them as well.

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