MUSIC
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| IF YOU DIG THE | THEN YOU’LL ADORE |
|---|---|
| ’50s | WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Archival films and documents fuel this portrait of jazz diva Nina Simone (June 26 in theaters and on Netflix) |
| ’60s | LOVE AND MERCY Paul Dano and John Cusack offer a dual portrait of Brian Wilson, the tormented genius behind the Beach Boys (June 5) |
| ’70s | RICKI AND THE FLASH Playing hits from Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, Meryl Streep portrays a rocker mom making amends with her family (Aug. 7) |
| ’80s | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Seminal gangsta rappers N.W.A. get their due in a biopic produced by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube (Aug. 14) |
| ’90s | DOPE They may live in present-day California, but the geeky heroes of this coming-of-age flick are obsessed with ’90s hip-hop (June 19) |
| ’00s | AMY Unseen footage and unheard tracks help this documentary explore Amy Winehouse’s tumultuous life and tragic death (July 10) |
This appears in the June 01, 2015 issue of TIME.
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