‘Ozzy: No Escape from Now’ offers raw, tender farewell to the Prince of Darkness

In a deeply moving and unexpectedly intimate portrait, the new documentary Ozzy: No Escape from Now captures the final, defiant chapter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, revealing not just the icon but the man beneath the myth as he battled illness, time, and his own mortality with grit, grace, and that unmistakable Osbourne wit. Released Tuesday on Paramount+, the two-hour film chronicles the last six years of the Black Sabbath frontman’s life, from his Parkinson’s diagnosis to his emotional farewell concert at Birmingham’s Villa Park in June 2025, just weeks before his death at age 76. Now that Ozzy is gone, the documentary has transformed from a chronicle of resilience into a poignant love letter to a rock god who...