Tina

— Documentaries about entertainment icons have the advantage of a built-in audience, so they aren’t all particularly well done. “Tina,” a documentary featuring interviews with Tina Turner, is something of a farewell interaction with the larger world as she leaves the spotlight. It’s one final look at her past, including many parts with which we’re all familiar, but blending her own comments with those of a few people who were around her, and incredible concert footage, into a fascinating documentary. Yes, I’ve been a fan since “Private Dancer,” so I may have been easy to win over, but I do think the film is well done. I also like that Tina’s fan base is broader than her music, a testament to the inspiration she’s provided to women in abusive situations, to anyone searching for their own voice in middle age, to those reinventing themselves and their purpose, and those accepting what was and moving beyond it. In fact, maybe this film should be mandatory viewing for people who continue to define themselves mostly based on hardships from long ago, wearing their pain like a badge of honor, and constantly reminding everyone about from where they’ve come, instead where they are or where they’re going. [HBO Max streaming.]

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[2021. 118 min. Written and directed by Daniel Lindsay an T.J. Martin. Featuring Tina Turner, Angela Bassett, Roger Davies, Terry Britten, Kurt Loder, and Erwin Bach.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tina-movie-review-2021