Back to Black

‘The house was small, the life was big’: how Amy Winehouse’s homes were recreated for Back to Black

Set designers Katie Spencer and Sarah Greenwood went from Barbie to the darker world of the Winehouse biopic. They explain how even a Smeg fridge evokes the singer’s dreams

Kate Solomon

18, Apr, 2024 @8:48 AM

‘Close to home’: Camden locals applaud Amy Winehouse biopic

Back to Black, which follows singer’s life from early adulthood in Camden to her death in 2011, has been panned by some critics

Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

12, Apr, 2024 @8:34 PM

‘New music and a good night out’: Amy Winehouse film shows vital role of small venues

At the Dublin Castle in London, where the singer played, musicians and gig-goers say grassroots scene needs saving

Aneesa Ahmed

12, Apr, 2024 @5:28 PM

It’s a grotesque insult for Back to Black to suggest Amy Winehouse died of heartache over her childlessness | Laura Snapes

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic suggests that the singer’s desire for a baby was the main source of her suffering. It’s a gendered simplification that exonerates the forces that killed her

Laura Snapes

12, Apr, 2024 @9:00 AM

Warning: with Back to Black and four Beatles movies, Hollywood’s most cliched genre isn’t going away | Zach Schonfeld

From Amy Winehouse to Elvis, musical biopics are ubiquitous – but it’s only the fake ones that are really worth watching, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld

Zach Schonfeld

10, Apr, 2024 @8:01 AM

‘Her demons were probably worse’: does Back to Black reveal the real Amy Winehouse?

Tortured genius, chaotic addict or frustrated homemaker? As Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic hits cinemas, we look at how its depiction compares with previous accounts of the singer’s life

Shaad D'Souza

09, Apr, 2024 @4:00 PM

Back to Black review – woozy Amy Winehouse biopic buoyed by extraordinary lead performance

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s best film to date is more interested in romance and creativity than demons or blame

Peter Bradshaw

09, Apr, 2024 @8:01 AM

I don’t need a note-perfect portrayal of Amy Winehouse. The quality of acting is the key | Barbara Ellen

Musical biopics should convincingly depict their stars’ lives – if you just want to hear the hits, put on an album

Barbara Ellen

06, Apr, 2024 @4:00 PM

Sam Taylor-Johnson on art, age gaps and Amy Winehouse: ‘Filming sucked me to a place I didn’t know how to get out of’

The director’s new biopic about the troubled singer tells the story of a relationship scrutinised by the tabloids – something she knows all about. She talks about facing cancer, falling for a younger man and why she’ll always be drawn to ‘intense, deep subjects’

Charlotte Edwardes

06, Apr, 2024 @6:00 AM