Ever since I saw the Elvis movie at the weekend, I’ve been listening to old Elvis Presley tunes. Turns out the highest selling recording artist of all time is quite good. It’s a major spectacle, as you might expect from a Baz Luhrmann flick, and every inch worthy of The King. Austin Butler delivers under the weight of pressure a man like Presley brings too. He feels like the early front runner for Best Actor, although Oscar bait season is yet to start and my pick for this year remains Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Ke Huy Quan. It focuses on visuals over storytelling at times, though tells a largely accurate story, even if it skirts around the age difference between 14 year old Priscilla and 24 year old Elvis when they first met and fell in love. There is one moment in particular I want to focus on though, and that’s the Doja Cat needle drop.
