70. ELVIS (2022) dir. Baz Luhrmann

Welcome back to THE MOVIES' coverage of this year's Best Picture nominees! Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS is a raucous, opulent look at the life of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), America's first modern pop star. From humble beginnings to inexplicably lavish fame, Elvis is certain of only one thing: He needs to sing. He's compelled to dance. He's obsessed with performance. Whether his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), will or won't weaponize those needs against him to make an absurd amount of riches at the detriment of his health matters not. For Elvis, music is the language of the spirit, the common thread in all of us, and THAT, friends, gives life some of its greatest joys.This is a star-maker for Butler, man. He's fucking excellent.---------------------------Review THE MOVIES on Apple Podcasts & I'll read it on the next episode!Follow The Movies on ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠& ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠Financially support the podcast via the ⁠⁠tip jar!