Review | ‘Michael’ delivers a thriller about Michael Jackson’s rise to fame

SGN:: Michael is bad, so bad, and it knows it

The first album I ever bought with my own money was Michael Jackson’s Thriller. I must have played that sucker a few thousand times. Song after song blared through our Spokane home. My mom would dance around the kitchen. By the end of the summer of 1982, even my dad, who was no fan of Jackson’s (or pop music in general), was starting to sing along to the lyrics from everything from “Billie Jean” to “Human Nature” and even “Wanna Be Startin' Somet

Review | ‘Michael’ delivers a thriller about Michael Jackson’s rise to fame

“Michael” is a new musical drama biopic released on April 24 about the rise of the legendary musician Michael Jackson. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, covers the King of Pop’s career from performing in the Jackson 5 during his childhood to the global success of his “Thriller” and “Bad” albums during the 1980s. The opening of “Michael” gets audiences excited as he prepares for his 1988 Wembley Stadium concert. The film then transitions to 19…

Review: 'Michael' Has Nothing to Say

Michael Jackson's Thriller was the first record I ever owned. I remember where I was when I first listened to it. I remember memorizing Vincent Price's "rap" on "Thriller" with my siblings in my grandmother's garage. I remember the living... Read more...

At The Movies: Michael - Parra News - Parramatta's Independent Voice

Verdict: 4/5 As someone born in 2000, I didn’t grow up with Michael Jackson. I had little more than a passing awareness of the cultural impact his career had. So, when my grandmother suggested we see ‘Michael’, I didn’t expect much beyond a nostalgic trip for her and a snooze in the cinema for me. Instead, I walked out genuinely surprised by how engaging the movie turned out to be. Much of the conversation around the movie has focused on what it…

At The Movies: Michael • The Western Weekender

Verdict: 4/5 As someone born in 2000, I didn’t grow up with Michael Jackson. I had little more than a passing awareness of the cultural impact his career had. So, when my grandmother suggested we see ‘Michael’, I didn’t expect much beyond a nostalgic trip for her and a snooze in the cinema for me. Instead, I walked out genuinely surprised by how engaging the movie turned out to be. Much of the conversation around the movie has focused on what it…

Review – Michael ⭐️

Alongside superhero fare and the annual dive into Disney’s back catalogue for that year’s live-action remake, pop biopics have become a faithful part of any year’s cinema releases over the past decade. From Bohemian Rhapsody to Rocketman, A Complete Unknown to Elvis, Hollywood seems to be whittling down their list of superstars, ensuring that just about everyone gets their time in […] The post Review – Michael ⭐️ appeared first on The Edinburgh …