“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.

Performers from the city of Antofagasta, trapped in the frustration of reality, are guided to the threshold of the refuge of music by a mysterious being from another world, revealing an internal catharsis that relieves each of them.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.
This anti-love young adult movie includes mature topics and dialogue.
True crime media is notoriously obsessed with the “missing white woman” trope, and yet the vast majority of American murder victims are male, and well over half are people of color.
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.