With ‘Mother Mary’ as Hollywood’s Latest Implausible Pop Star, Why Does Every Fictional Music Movie Have to Feel So Phony?

Why is it that nearly every fictional movie that is about music, or set in a musical milieu, has to feel as phony as a $2 resale ticket? Biopics like “Michael” are their own animal, but I’m talking about the wave of promising-sounding, mostly cringe-inducing dramas like “Mother Mary” (going into wide release this weekend) […]