Soundtracking: Dumplin'
by Chris Feil
Much to our surprise when Dumplin’ arrived on Netflix last month, the film is stealthily a Dolly Parton jukebox musical. The heartwarming film is a collection of Dolly songs old, new, and (crucially) reimagined, shot straight out of the heart of its heroine. Add in a few appearances by drag queens, and the film is the kind of unassumingly big-hearted self-love anthem to make the music legend proud.
And its no mere cashing in on a famous songbook either - Dolly’s music anchors the emotional backbone of the film...