Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
"These new songs, they're the only thing making sense to me right now." Intimate, personal and poignant, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, paints a sensitive portrait of “The Boss” thanks to Jeremy Allen White’s approach to the singers inner turmoil amidst the cathartic recording of his iconic 1982 album Nebraska. Discussion Points: In a landscape of ever increasing music biopics, it’s refreshing when a new one comes along that isn’t just the cliched womb-to-tomb Wikipedia article come to life. Director Scott Cooper has wisely decided for this Bruce Springsteen biopic, to focus on the song writing and recording process of “The Boss”’s 1982 album Nebraska, a deeply cathartic artistic endeavour for the singer-songwriter as he processed his childhood and battled his depression. By choosing this section of the rockstar’s life, Cooper gets to show audiences Springsteen’s early years, both as an artist, and as a child, whilst avoiding the usual cliches in a musician’s or...
