After a record-setting debut, attention turns to what comes next, and which parts of the King of Pop’s later life deserve a closer look.
At press time, Michael is still dominating theaters across the country. Audiences (especially our people) showed up in full, drawn by the music, the performances, and the chance to see Michael Jackson’s story on a large scale. Antoine Fuqua’s film, led by Jaafar Jackson alongside Colman Domingo and Nia Long, tracks Jackson’s rise from the Jackson 5 through the height of his solo success, ending around the time he released his seventh studio album, Bad. For many viewers, it was nostalgic, even as critics pointed to gaps in its storytelling.
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