Luther: Never Too Much

The dazzling career of legendary singer-songwriter Luther Vandross gets revelatory reappraisal in Dawn Porter’s moving biographical documentary. In addition to making his own beloved hits (Endless Love; Dance with My Father; Here and Now) the trailblazing soul artist was a titanic musical force in the 1980s and 90s, arranging and producing songs for a staggering range of artists: from David Bowie to Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson,Dionne Warwick and Mariah Carey, to name just a few.

Even before his life was cut tragically short at 54, Vandross suffered from media scrutiny about his weight and sexuality, and from pigeonholing within the music industry. Drawn from roughly four decades of interview and performance footage, as well as retrospective assessments by confidantes and artistic contemporaries, Luther is an eye-opening examination of a legacy that we are only now able to fully reckon with, and a long overdue reintroduction to his insatiable sound.

Captioned Screening
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Luther: Never Too Much will have fans dancing in their seats, playing karaoke to some of his best slow songs, or in the mood for love, which is how his friends, family, and Porter want him to be remembered most.

Rhonda Racha Penrice, The Wrap

There is a stirring sense of discovery in every corner of the searching Luther that will awe both the most knowledgeable Vandross fans and those who are only versed in the well-known brushstrokes and ballads of his career. That latter group will learn a lot, too, hopefully making it their mission to broaden their playlists with.

Tomris Laffly, Indiewire

Essential viewing.

Lovia Gyarkye, Hollywood Reporter

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