Stunning. Wonderful. A very well written satire on the industry

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2016)

I went into this movie not knowing what to expect. Sanberg nailed it. It was very well written, and the performances were great. The number of cameos by major stars was astonishing. It felt like a total parody on inane, goofball stars like Justin Bieber, or Brittany Spears. For a while it seemed like he was channeling Bieber, one of the most ridiculous stars of our generation.
The movie's view of the pop universe is so comprehensive. In the hands of creators with less intimate knowledge of the music industry, Popstar would have been a Bieber-inspired spin on the emperor's new clothes, and indeed it seems like no coincidence that at one point Conner is literally disrobed in front of all his fans. But the message of Popstar isn't that pop stars are self- absorbed, out of touch, and lacking talent, it's that pop stars are self-absorbed, out of touch, and some are actually very talented. (Popstar reprises one of the more memorable images from Never Say Never when it shows Conner performing a drum solo as a baby.) When things go off the rails, it's when pop stars lack equally talented collaborators who will help them check themselves lest they wreck themselves. (It's not that the emperor has no clothes; it's that sometimes he needs someone to tell him that gold-encrusted onesie is a bad idea.)
This was a very, very entertaining movie. Kudos to the filmmakers, and the crew. Well done. Very well done.