It’s so confusing sometimes to be an artist. In David Lowery’s Mother Mary, Anne Hathaway plays the titular troubled pop diva, who calls upon her estranged friend and former fashion designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) to make a dress for her upcoming tour, drawing both of them back into a complex psychosexual affair. A24’s new release is just the latest film in a surprisingly long line to reckon with the destructive price of fame by focusing on a fictional pop idol in crisis; our Letterboxd community is already eagerly assessing where it falls along that cinematic spectrum. Without further ado, here’s our guide to a selection of dark portraits of pop stars and rock divas guaranteed to deliver thrills, chills and a playlist’s worth of insidiously catchy earworms. Read the full list breakdown on Journal from Isaac Feldberg. Mother Mary Smile 2 The Nowhere Inn Her Smell Vox Lux White: Melody of Death Queen of the Damned All About Lily Chou-Chou Perfect Blue Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
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