Popcorn Culture - Review: Elvis

If there's one artist who would have been near impossible to contain in a musical biopic, it may be the King himself - Elvis Presley. But that's exactly what Baz Luhrmann's Elvis sets out to do, with a much-lauded performance by Austin Butler in the titular, hip-gyrating role, and Tom Hanks as the problematic (to say the least) Colonel Tom Parker. We discuss whether this telling of Elvis Presley's story works, especially with Luhrmann's signature, over-the-top style.