“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.

With a little help from her friends, Jenny Lewis hosts a three hour telethon featuring music, magic, and a call-in hotline.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
'Midnight at the Paradise' premieres tomorrow at Toronto's Paradise Theatre! I had the pleasure to sit down with Vanessa Matsui to discuss the making of this film.
Seriously, and this is coming from someone who was extremely skeptical before giving it a watch. I assumed the show would be painfully boring, but one of the show's strongest qualities is you needn't know anything about the lore to get invested in it.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.