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“Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business

Richard Brody reviews the bio-pic “Michael,” directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, and Mike Meyers.

Let’s start with the elephant that’s not in the room. The new bio-pic “Michael” includes no mention that its protagonist, the late pop star Michael Jackson, faced multiple accusations of child sexual abuse. The allegations (which Jackson denied) were… [9803 chars]

Source: The New Yorker | Published: 2026-04-23T20:03:05Z

Credit: The New Yorker

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