movies: Luther: Never Too Much
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| Luther: Never Too Much | USA | 2024 | 101 | Dawn Porter | https://www.siff.net/festival/luther-never-too-much | An absolutely stunning profile on the velvet-voiced R&B singer Luther Vandross, from his auspicious beginnings as a backup vocalist all the way to selling over 40 million albums before his passing in 2005, told through archival footage and the friends he made along the way. | 0 | There’s a term in pro wrestling describing a certain type of wrestler: a “good hand.” Good hands are skilled, dependable performers whose role is to put others over. Though they may never reach the top of the mountain, you’re guaranteed a good show. This term came to mind several times when watching Dawn Porter’s Luther: Never Too Much, a career retrospective of one of R&B’s greatest unsung treasures, Luther Vandross. The start-stop highs and lows are all here with the “Endless Love” singer finding wins whenever he can in the face of bigotry, body-shaming, and an ever-shifting music landscape. Vandross’ professional drive and undeniable mind for vocal composition creates a hall-of-fame resume, landing gigs with Young Americans-era David Bowie, disco titan Dionne Warwick, and even Jim Henson. A murderer’s row of Motown greats, A-Listers, and the industry elite line up in this doc to testify to Vandross’ greatness and professionalism. It’s hard to argue. This womb-to-tomb music documentary highlights one of the best to ever grace the music industry. It’s time this “good hand” got his due.—Andrew Shanks | English |