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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for The Playlist (3,871) on 26 May 2018

Stripping the “I Will Always Love You,” singer away from sensationalist tabloid dirt that marred her life, MacDonald’s thoughtfulness…

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By Emily Yoshida (237) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 18 May 2018

Two biographical documentaries in, and it still feels like we’re in need of a Houston film that digs into her music first, and the hows and…

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By Joseph Walsh (276) for CineVue (2,163) on 17 May 2018

MacDonald's Whitney is compellingly told with compassion and style, showing just how great a gift Houston was blessed with, but also the demons…

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By Àngel Quintana (30) for Caimán Cuadernos de Cine (109) on 17 May 2018

The tone is less incisive, it seems as if…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 17 May 2018

All told it's another solidly constructed doc profile whose very nature leads it to milk the inherent tragedy of a celebrity who checked out…

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By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC.com (1,500) on 16 May 2018

But perhaps by shining some light into this intergenerational darkness, Macdonald's film will help other suffering children, even in the homes…

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By Gerrick Kennedy (3) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 May 2018

Ultimately, Macdonald has given audiences a potent assessment of one of the most tragic stories in pop history - one that, sadly, could have…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for The Guardian (2,969) on 16 May 2018

It’s a film principally and poignantly focused on the absence of Whitney, an aching void felt as much in life as in death…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 15 May 2018

It's a riveting narrative, and even those not among Houston's more passionate fan base will find it an emotionally wrenching experience…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 15 May 2018

Macdonald’s multi-faceted portrait of Houston allows us to touch the intertwined forces that did her in…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 15 May 2018

Whitney is strongest when it connects Houston to the larger history of Black America, illustrating how this glamorous performer grew up in…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 15 May 2018

The film is oddly unmoving as a memorial, but as with Amy Winehouse, it inspires a collective mea culpa for the feeding frenzy of public judgement…

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