Aficionados of '70s pop will fondly remember Casablanca Records as the home of Kiss, Donna Summer, Parliament and more. Unfortunately, the biopic about its founder intentionally remembers him too fondly, hitting more wrong notes than right ones.
"Spinning Gold" traces the story of gamblin' dreamer and "record man" Neil Bogart (Jeremy Jordan), the singer-turned-music executive who audaciously launched the independent label, betting heavily on himself. The bet eventually paid off, providing parts of the soundtrack of the '70s: Kiss' "Rock and Roll All Nite"; the Village People's "YMCA"; whole seasons of Summer hits. The soundtrack of the film is buoyed by those and non-Casablanca classics to which the movie claims a significant Bogart connection (such as Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me"; The Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing").
Then there's the rest of the movie.
