nytimes August 25, 2021 11:00pm Aretha Franklin and the Futility of Trying to Portray Her Onscreen #franklinaretha #respectmovie #amazinggrace2018movie #geniusarethatvprogram #movies #television #music #news Aretha Franklin and the Futility of Trying to Portray Her Onscreen The new film “Respect” is one of three recent attempts to understand the artist. Only the one that focuses solely on her music comes close.