That 'Michael' only focuses on Michael Jackson's legend has angered some. But others are just fine with deifying him.

Antoine Fuqua's biopic sidesteps any controversy by focusing on the singer's early career, but stands out for the way it recreates the electricity of his live performances.

One of the stars of the new Michael Jackson biopic is addressing criticism that the movie whitewashes the king of pop's life.

Swerving the child abuse allegations, the new Michael Jackson film is yet another revisionist music movie in a long line. We know what’s in it for their subjects. What about the…

That 'Michael' only focuses on Michael Jackson's legend has angered some. But others are just fine with deifying him.

The King of Pop’s reverential biopic delivers sublime performances and crowd-pleasing highlights, yet barely grapples with the man in the mirror.

It’s not just the money-making studio execs – fans, too, are often happy for the darker parts of a subject’s life to be ignored, says Guardian arts correspondent Nadia Khomami

The hit success of the critically reviled Michael Jackson movie shows that his fans only want to see the good – not the truth