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It's bad. It's really, really bad. The new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, is produced by several of his relatives and close associates, so no one expected it to be a searing portrait of the controversial star. But it's still surprising that they've made such a bland and barely competent daytime TV movie.\n\nA chronological plod through Jackson's time in the Jackson 5, and his subsequent solo success, the film's narrative stops in the mid-1980s, before he was , and it removes everything from the story that might be deemed contentious. 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The film, starring his own nephew Jaafar Jackson, scored a disastrous 26%...",null,{"title":34,"url":35,"domain":36,"snippet":37,"content":32},"Michael Reviews: Critics Slam 'Sanitised' And 'Uncomfortable' Michael Jackson Biopic","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk\u002Fentry\u002Fmichael-jackson-biopic-reviews_uk_69e87011e4b0fa6ffe8ffcbd","huffingtonpost.co.uk","Michael – starring the singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson in the lead role – has already received a smattering of one-star reviews.",{"title":39,"url":40,"domain":41,"snippet":42,"content":32},"Michael Jackson Biopic Trashed For 'Sanitized Version' of Singer's Life","https:\u002F\u002Fradaronline.com\u002Fp\u002Ffirst-review-michael-jackson-bland-tv-movie-biopic-sanitized-life\u002F","radaronline.com","The heavily hyped new movie, simply titled 'Michael,' is being bashed for shying away from addressing the troubled singer's pop culture downfall.",{"title":44,"url":45,"domain":46,"snippet":47,"content":32},"Guardian slams it, Variety praises it: Full breakdown of what critics really think about ‘Michael’ movie","https:\u002F\u002Fcrispng.com\u002Fmichael-movie-reviews-critics-breakdown-2026\u002F","crispng.com","While some critics applaud its musical brilliance and the performance of Jafaar Jackson, others have slammed the film as “sanitised,” “shallow,” and even...",{"mentionsLast7Days":49,"mentionsLast30Days":49,"firstSeen":19,"lastSeen":19,"relatedEntities":50},5,[23,29,35,40,45],[52,55,58,61,64,67],{"topic":53,"slug":54,"score":16,"type":17,"country":13,"nicheIcon":12},"Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026 short-film lineup","short-shorts-film-festival-asia-2026-short-film-lineup",{"topic":56,"slug":57,"score":16,"type":17,"country":13,"nicheIcon":12},"2026 summer movie preview: 26 must-watch upcoming films","2026-summer-movie-preview-26-must-watch-upcoming-films",{"topic":59,"slug":60,"score":16,"type":17,"country":13,"nicheIcon":12},"Music-focused films and music documentaries releasing in 2026","music-focused-films-and-music-documentaries-releasing-in-2026",{"topic":62,"slug":63,"score":16,"type":17,"country":13,"nicheIcon":12},"Summer season preview of TV, theatre, music and art","summer-season-preview-of-tv-theatre-music-and-art",{"topic":65,"slug":66,"score":16,"type":17,"country":13,"nicheIcon":12},"Forgotten Island animated film showcasing Philippine culture in Hollywood","forgotten-island-animated-film-showcasing-philippine-culture-in-hollywood",{"topic":68,"slug":69,"score":16,"type":17,"country":13,"nicheIcon":12},"Three Japanese directors competing for Palme d'Or at Cannes","three-japanese-directors-competing-for-palme-d-or-at-cannes"]