55 - Dee Rees - Bessie

<p>Annie and Ryan step into the genre of biopic with Dee Rees&#39;s sophomore effort, Bessie, about the &quot;Empress of the Blues&quot; Bessie Smith. Does Bessie fall into any of the tropes and pitfalls of the biographical film format? And from where does Ryan know the multi-talented Queen Latifah? The answer to (at least one of) these questions lies within. </p>