Respect

RESPECT Director: Liesl TommyStarring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron, Audra McDonald, Heather Headley, Titus Burgess, Mary J. Blige, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore It’s clear that Jennifer Hudson was born to play the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. She’s even said Franklin hand-picked her to star in the film version of her life. Like far too many biopics before it, Respect covers a lot of ground spanning decades of Aretha’s life going back to her troubled childhood. We learn that her father, played by Forest Whitaker, was a respected preacher with a large following. Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald stars as her motherRead More →