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  "path": "/2026/music/columns/fictional-pop-music-films-feel-phony-mother-mary-1236726251/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:30:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://variety.com",
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    "Mother Mary",
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  "textContent": "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) […]",
  "title": "With ‘Mother Mary’ as Hollywood’s Latest Implausible Pop Star, Why Does Every Fictional  Music Movie Have to Feel So Phony?"
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