“Michael” and the Tension of Lacking Tension
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.

Another nearly-ordinary winter day in the life of 64-year-old Doron, director of a municipal home for the aged: the rain is pouring, someone nabbed his reserved parking spot, and Bela Schorr, occupant of Room 212, passed away that morning.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness explores true identity through exploration.
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.