The alchemy of a pop icon is a tricky thing.
She (for it is only women held to this standard, or otherwise worth discussing) must, of course, be larger than life. Her iconography must be singular, a natural extension of her persona. She must also be vulnerable, lest she turn off the thousands of ticket-buyers required to sustain the whole ordeal. She must exist at the nexus of fashion, musicality, and performance, with a healthy dose of charisma to mask her necessary workmanship.
Mother Mary, the new psychodrama from David Lowery (The Green Knight, A Ghost Story) sits at the altar of this tradition. Starring Anne Hathaway as the eponymous pop star, the film tracks her comeback effort, which reunites her with her estranged fashion designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel). It’s immensely…
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