Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

This revealing film is filled with pleasant balladry from a likable troubadour; but it also shows what it’s like to sing his little tunes while under unfathomable pressure.

Remarkably, “How I’m Feeling Now” manages to escape most of the promotional trappings of its ilk, striking a more meaningful note than other pop star docs.

Capaldi has never been one to shy away from his emotions in his songs, but his openness in this raw and unflinching documentary is a step beyond that, both brave and inspiring.

Capaldi gets it, which makes Pearlman’s Netflix film at first satisfying and then ultimately dismaying, with the filmmaker eventually choosing to embrace the very tropes his subject would likely scoff at.

After getting up close and (very) personal with this charming, articulate and talented young man in How I’m Feeling Now, I defy any viewer not to end up rooting for Capaldi to overcome his demons and knock out yet another sentimental power ballad...

Even when Capaldi is surrounded and cowed by bronzed executives, you know he has the talent and emotional acuity of an artist, qualities these industry functionaries can’t really grasp.

A warts-and-all look at a young singer-songwriter whose success, while earned, comes complete with a raft of professional charges and weighty personal taxes of its own.

There's something particularly raw and exposed about this open, heartfelt music documentary that offers viewers a peek at a truth as unfiltered as the Scottish singer-songwriter's social media.

Despite falling into tired documentary tropes, How I’m Feeling Now manages to tell a reflective tale of living with fame and anxiety that isn’t just made for Capaldi’s most dedicated fans.