Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

An often silly comedy, Popstar: NSNS follows a narcissistic ex-boy-band member named Conner as he launches his individual music career. Filled with an impressive number of faux-doco style cameos by musicians such as Seal, Mariah Carey, Adam Levine and Usher, the film manages to hit a few touching notes amongst all the heavy-handed satire. Most of the successful jokes come from the lyrics of Conner's new songs and fans of The Lonely Island's On a Boat will be right at home here. The soundtrack is hip-hop-esque but, unfortunately, none of the tunes are meant to be taken seriously. Thankfully, themes of friendship and forgiveness help to elevate the film and most people should find a few laughs along the way. Would watch it again but not too soon.

7/10