Sparkle 1976

Keith Phipps, AV Club: It's a rags-to-riches story that doesn't miss a stop along the well-trod ghetto-to-musical-charts path, but makes its journey with tuneful conviction. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Hackneyed, ho-hum 1976 feature about a black girl group, clearly modeled on the Supremes. Read more