Tupac - Resurrection Details

Executive-produced by Tupac Shakur's mother — former Black Panther Afeni Shakur — and directed by MTV veteran Lauren Lazin, this powerful documentary charts the life and sudden death of the rap superstar. Told in Tupac's own words, it's a compelling story of “ambition, violence, redemption and love”. The film's strength lies in its wealth of archival material and Tupac's voice-over — culled from interviews — which is used to good effect. Unsurprisingly the soundtrack is packed with excellent tunes, but these are sometimes used a little too literally to illustrate key points. Tupac himself comes across as a charismatic yet deeply conflicted man, and it's this constant battle between the public Thug Life version of himself and the private, intelligent, politically savvy man that gives the film depth. It's a little overlong and highly subjective, but as a reverential portrait of an influential figure in American popular culture, it's hard to beat.

An apt title, given that this biography is ostensibly narrated by Tupac Shakur himself from beyond the grave. Using... read more on Time Out