Reclaiming Amy

Such a personal take is necessarily also partial. There's no Pete Doherty here, nothing from her last boyfriend, no one from the music industry... There are touching glimpses into the afterlife of a shortlived talent

It did little to deepen our understanding of Winehouse... Reclaiming Amy was nonetheless a powerful testament to the scars caused by grief.

Reclaiming Amy makes a clear case for Winehouse as strong, determined, surrounded by love, and doing exactly what she wanted, almost right until the end.

To the surprise of many, the documentary reveals that there were in fact periods of joy in her life and career. The raw adoration her parents have for her is palpable when they watch home videos of her...