“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.

Depressed, Amelia can not leave home, so she tries to be someone on the internet and she fails in the worst way possible.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.
Can a piece of bad representation truly be reclaimed? We Are Pat (2025) attempts to answer this question.
I first saw Dear Evan Hansen on the Broadway stage. Apparently, I was so blown away by the magic of theater that I didn’t pick up on the questionable dynamics. The story's clumsy handling in the movie brought those issues to light.
This 2024 musical film is based on the Broadway show and the 2004 film of the same name with major differences.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.