George Michael was predestined for superstardom. His impassioned voice, electrifying stage presence, and superlative songwriting captured the spirit of pop just as Babe Ruth’s swing captured the spirit of home-run hitting. The surplus of archival footage featured in Netflix’s Wham! only strengthens one’s perception of Michael’s fated fame. Cataloging the rapid rise of Wham!’s pop duo—Michael and his childhood friend Andrew Ridgeley—the film mirrors their discography: it’s 90 minutes of lighthearted fun. Wham! gives glancing treatment to the difficulties and controversies the two faced in their careers, instead offering a sunny vignette of a band where everything went just right. It won’t make you an expert on 80s pop music or the duo’s lives. But it will leave you smiling. —Jack Sullivan