And Respect does itself no favours by trivialising abuse and mental illness in the pursuit of likeability. Director Liesl Tommy already has experience in guiding talent towards greatness ...

One day, Hollywood biopics will no longer reduce human beings to motivational posters. Until then, we have Respect: a glossy retelling of Aretha Franklin’s life that sucks out her humanity and ...

And Respect does itself no favours by trivialising abuse and mental illness in the pursuit of likeability. Director Liesl Tommy already has experience in guiding talent towards greatness ...