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Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad (www.theguardian.com)
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Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallow film

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

So, increasingly like corporate media? (where are you, Edward R. Murrow?)

Gotta love "bowdlerised," in any case.