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Annie and Ryan step into the genre of biopic with Dee Rees's sophomore effort, Bessie, about the "Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith. Does Bessie fall into any of the tropes and pitfalls of the biographical film format? And from where does Ryan know the multi-talented Queen Latifah? The answer to (at least one of) these questions lies within.
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