Salon

“Elton John: Never Too Late” moves at a snail’s pace until it throws a punch right at your gut

“Never Too Late” is uninterested in being much more than a glorified Wikipedia page, but it strikes up a kismet conversation with the Elton John of right now. True, a great number of musicians have ...
Yahoo

‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: The Original King of Pop Gets the Satisfying Documentary He Deserves

There’s a moment in “Elton John: Never Too Late,” a robustly satisfying and emotional documentary about the life and career of Elton John, that captures him, in a most revealing way, in his ’70s ...
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'Elton John: Never Too Late' Review - An Exquisite Documentary on an Iconic Artist

Few artists have had as lasting a legacy in popular music as the man born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. From doing demo recordings for the likes of Nick Drake to backing up artists touring soul artists ...
TheWrap

‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: Celebratory Doc Doesn’t Whitewash Its Troubled Rock Star

Elton John has already had a biopic that made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival and won him an Oscar, “Rocketman,” so it was perhaps inevitable that he’d add a bio-doc to the slate of Elton movies.
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: A Rock Superstar Portrait Stuffed With Archival Wealth but Starved of Self-Reflection

Co-directed by R.J. Cutler and the subject’s husband, David Furnish, the Disney+ doc surveys the performer’s heyday as he prepares for a farewell stadium show. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...
Variety

Elton John and Brandi Carlile on Co-Writing and Recording Title Song for His ‘Never Too Late’ Documentary: ‘It Feels Like a New Beginning’

These two reconvened on Zoom with Variety to talk through the background and making of the song, their first real collaboration after a two-decade mutual fandom and friendship. Naturally, “Never Too ...
People

Brandi Carlile on Writing Elton John's 'Never Too Late' Doc Theme: 'He Doesn't Like to Say Nice Stuff About Himself'

The new Disney+ documentary 'Elton John: Never Too Late' details the pop star's career from his meteoric rise to fame to his farewell tour Taylor Hill/WireImage; Steve Granitz/WireImage Elton John ...
Variety

‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: The Original King of Pop Gets the Satisfying Documentary He Deserves

It dives into Elton's '70s heyday, which it captures with astonishing archival detail, cutting back and forth between that and the lead-up to his 2022 Farewell Concert in Dodger Stadium. There’s a ...