Charli XCX: Alone Together

Whatever you make of Alone Together as a portrait, as a document of the early 2020s, it’s authentic enough. The main question is whether you find it depressing or empowering to watch a pop star slogging away wearily just like anybody else.

Charli XCX’s drive and heart are infectious, even for non-Angels.

The documentary's sugar rush display of healthy fandom is a rarity, giving the film legs outside its pandemic novelty.

Little is revealed about the artist's creative process, the songs themselves or how they came to be.

It's a little bit less of a "making of" than it is a love story between a woman and her fan base, with an album project-in-progress as a conduit for real-time romance.

A quirky artist's quarantine creativity, relatably captured.

Unlikely as it is that Alone Together will prove massively appealing to audiences outside of Charli XCX, her infectious personality and relatability, however, mean it’s incredibly easy to see why she has amassed as many adoring fans as she has.

A celebration of voice when you feel like no one’s listening.

The current relationship between performer and audience, as shown in this movie, is draining and damaging for everyone; and its depressing that no one seems to imagine a better way forward.

It's a colourful, fast-paced film packed with surprisingly powerful moments.