The 2018 sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again intertwines past and present narratives as a young Donna (Lily James) embarks on three whirlwind romances across Europe. Buzz around Mamma Mia!

The movie musical, Mamma Mia ... way but for Meryl Streep's Donna to haunt the narrative. The sequel was told in flashbacks ...

but watching Lily James and Amanda Seyfried dance around Greece was exactly the kind of escapism I needed at 19 years old.