‘Michael’ Review: Antoine Fuqua’s Fan-Friendly, Family-Sanctioned Michael Jackson Bio-Drama Is Sanitized but More Soulful Than You Might Expect
Jaafar Jackson plays his uncle, the King of Pop, with Colman Domingo as the abusive father who exploited him and Nia Long as his protective mother.
Read MoreWe Were Never Going to Get a Real Michael Jackson Biopic
Which still doesn’t excuse Antoine Fuqua’s heavily scrubbed origin story, which refashions the King of Pop’s story into the Passion of St. Michael
Read MoreMichael Review: Michael Jackson Movie Is Electrifying
Antoine Fuqua’s Michael doesn’t just aim to tell the story of Michael Jackson; it sets out to recreate the feeling of experiencing him in real time. The result is a full-blown, must-see cinematic event, the kind of film that practically demands to be seen with a crowd of fans who already know every beat, lyric,…
Read More‘Michael’ Review: The Thrill Is Not Gone, as a Surprisingly Effective Middle-of-the-Road Biopic Conducts Michael Jackson’s Electricity
if you zero in on what’s routine about “Michael” or what the movie leaves out, you may miss the compelling urgency of what it gets in: Michael Jackson’s journey to become himself by freeing himself from the past. I think audiences are going to embrace that journey, and “Michael” itself, in a major way.
Read MoreMichael Biopic’s First Reactions Are Saying the Same Thing About Jaafar Jackson
Early reactions to Michael are starting to pour in, and one name keeps coming up again and again: Jaafar Jackson. The upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson is already sparking strong opinions, with viewers praising the lead performance while debating how deeply the film explores the icon’s life. Michael movie’s early reactions praise Jaafar Jackson, but…
Read MoreMichael Jackson Biopic ‘Michael’: First Reactions
The Antoine Fuqua-directed movie about the King of Pop hits theaters on April 22.
Read More‘Michael’ Director Antoine Fuqua Questions Some Michael Jackson Allegations: ‘Sometimes People Do Nasty Things for Some Money’
“Michael” director Antoine Fuqua opened up for the first time about the movie’s dramatic reshoots in a new interview with The New Yorker. As Variety reported ahead of the biopic’s theatrical release, “Michael” was forced to spend up to $15 million on additional photography in order to overhaul the film’s structure. The original movie started…
Read MoreThe Jackson estate can’t hide Leaving Neverland from those who’ve already seen it
A suppressive legal battle turned the moving Sundance documentary Leaving Neverland into a ghost haunting the Michael Jackson biopic.
Read MoreHere’s How to Get Tickets to the 2026 ‘Michael’ Movie Online
The film stars Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar.
Read More‘Diversity in Characters, Diversity in Wardrobe’: How Colman Domingo Set Himself a Fashion Challenge for ‘SNL’
Colman Domingo’s “Saturday Night Live” debut saw the actor mix classic and emerging designers, vintage, and a sartorial tribute to Michael Jackson.
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