Critic’s Pick: ’20 Feet From Stardom’

No one knows better than critics that the one-size-fits-all movie has yet to be made, but every once in a while something comes along that just about everyone is guaranteed to enjoy, and the irresistible documentary “20 Feet From Stardom� is one of those times. Veteran director Morgan Neville has made a moving and joyous behind-the-scenes film about the world of rock ‘n’ roll backup singers. It’s a universe filled with big, bold personalities and the music they make: When you say names like Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer, you are conjuring entire universes of sound. These women sing in a way that is transformative for us, and, it turns out, for them as well.

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