“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.

Pearl Jam play the second of two nights live at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA on April 29th 2016. >> SETLIST: Once, Even Flow, Alive, Why Go, Black, Jeremy, Oceans, Porch, Garden (tour debut), Deep, Release (tour debut), Breakerfall (tour debut), Corduroy, Who You Are, Let the Records Play, Spin the Black Circle, Do the Evolution >> ENCORE: Bee Girl (Eddie and Jeff acoustic) (tour debut), Just Breathe (Eddie, Boom, and Matt acoustic), All or None (tour debut), Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd cover), Mind Your Manners, Given to Fly, Daughter (with "It's Ok" and W.M.A." tags), Rearviewmirror >> ENCORE 2: Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran cover) (followed by "Over the Hills and Far Away" by Led Zeppelin tease), Better Man, Leash, Throw Your Hatred Down (Neil Young cover) (tour debut), Sonic Reducer (Dead Boys cover), Baba O'Riley (The Who cover), Yellow Ledbetter (with "The Star-Spangled Banner" Mike McCready guitar outro)
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
Director Martin Scorsese broadens his boundaries from mafia-driven movies, to a Buddhist biopic of the 14th Dalai Lama. While Buddhism strives for peace, ‘Kundun’ reveals the violence inflicted on Tibetan Buddhists and Scorsese’s depiction of violence does not stray away.
When most of us think about diversity in film, we usually think about three things: race, gender, and disabilities. However, there is a forgotten topic... age. These are 12 of the best films about growing old.
The more we learned with each passing minute the bigger the reveal. This film ends with a serious bang and it was truly a joy to watch.
It’s no wonder Peele won an academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His script is layered with perspective and subtlety. Through a terrific vision, Peele creates the gift that keeps on giving. The clues and symbolic representations are aplenty, and as each viewing passes, you are destined to find something new. That’s a mark of great cinema.
Falling in love with 'Rocketman" all over again.