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KEMPIRE: KING OF POP CULTURE

MICHAEL Movie Review | Did They Finally Get Michael Jackson Right?

KEMPIRE: KING OF POP CULTURE

KEMPIRE

News, Tv & Film

4.9 β€’ 928 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The King of Pop's story finally hits the big screen β€” and everyone is going to have an opinion. πŸ‘‘

In this episode, KEMPIRE breaks down the highly anticipated MICHAEL film based on the life and legacy of Michael Jackson.

From the performances and music to the emotional storytelling, controversy and cultural impact, we're discussing everything surrounding one of the most talked-about music biopics in years.

Did the film truly capture Michael Jackson's genius?
Did it avoid the difficult conversations?
And could this become one of the biggest biopics of all time?

We're getting into:

  • The performances & casting
  • The music and choreography
  • Emotional standout moments
  • The controversy surrounding the film
  • Fan reactions & public perception
  • Oscar buzz and box office potential

Listen now and join the conversation.

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0:00.0

You're listening to Kempire here on the Kempire Radio Network.

0:03.5

Better late than ever, I finally saw the Michael Jackson movie, Michael.

0:08.9

Let's talk about my favorite moments, my critiques, what could have been better, what was perfect,

0:15.5

and what have the people been saying, and I have thoughts.

0:19.3

Let's get into it.

0:20.6

All right. So finally, I don't know how many

0:22.7

weeks has been since the Michael Jackson movie came out, Michael, but I finally got a chance. I just,

0:28.6

I had to really just force myself to go and watch this movie, not because I didn't want to see it.

0:34.2

It's just because I also didn't want to go to the crowded theaters and things like that when it

0:37.4

first came out. So I wanted to wait a little bit. But then everything just came up. I have to do this. I got to go here. I have a birthday trip. So finally. And honestly, it was worth the wait. It was definitely worth the wait because I got to see it in a theater with just a handful of people. A handful of people. but's still a lot of people I feel like going to the movies, probably more than I expected, but it was a good handful of people. I went to a small movie theater that I've never been to before. And I said, okay, I'm going to set out and watch this movie. Literally, this was after running around most of the day. I had to go check on some

1:12.8

things, had a comeback, had an appointment, I did some content stuff. And then I was like, okay,

1:19.6

there's a five o'clock and let me go see this movie. And I actually booked it and I came back

1:24.3

from an appointment. And then I went and I saw it. I don't know what's going on

1:28.3

with the weather in New York City, but it's, I can't even say spring. It's more like fall,

1:34.4

the weather that we're experiencing in New York City. Anyway, you didn't come here for that. You came

1:38.9

here to hear my thoughts for the Michael Jackson movie. Look, there have been so many complaints

1:43.2

about this movie, and now that I've

1:46.3

seen it for myself. This is part of reason why I didn't weigh in. I didn't do any short form content

1:50.2

talking about the movie based of what people were saying, and this is why I always have to go and

1:54.7

see something for myself. Hence why a lot of you always want to hear my opinion, because I'm going

1:59.5

to give you my 100% opinion.

2:03.1

I think Jafar Jackson, I heard so many people say, he did amazing. He was phenomenal.

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