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Michael Jacksons Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Director Spike Lee documents an in-depth look into the life of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, from his early days at Motown Records to his rise through the creation of his landmark solo album, Off the Wall.
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January 29, 2016
Spike Lee's documentary on this formative period in Michael Jackson's career derives electric, enlivening energy from fantastic clips.
January 28, 2016
A movie called Michael Jackson's Journey that leaves out the personal dimension of his transformation is missing a key part of the story.
January 28, 2016
This is mainly a doc of talking heads, but when they have the faces of Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, producers Mark Ronson and Rodney Jerkins, film director Lee Daniels and Michael Jackson's own mother, it's spellbinding.
March 07, 2016
In a sense, it's a remembrance of things past for all of us.
January 29, 2016
Spike Lee's follow-up to Bad 25 shines a light on the King of Pop's indisputable talents, but is otherwise alarmingly lightweight.
February 04, 2016
He's made a fan's film, and he's happy to let us know it, shouting out questions from behind the camera and cackling loudly when he particularly likes an answer.
January 31, 2016
The second installment of Spike Lee's definitive chronicle of Michael Jackson's career. Hopefully all of MJ's albums will get the same treatment.
March 02, 2016
Of course Jackson isn't here to discuss matters for himself, and Lee's documentary is, ultimately, enjoyably nostalgic, but says little more than what we already know.
January 24, 2016
A lovingly assembled appreciation of the key transitional album in the late artist's career.
May 03, 2016
It's just plain bursting with joy - it's a documentary that feels like the music it's about.
February 05, 2016
Lee keeps his celebration smart and not soppy. He gets you excited, makes you feel the moment, see what was new in it, why it mattered.
February 05, 2016
This bouncily entertaining doc may boast only a notch more formal ambition than a very well-assembled "Behind the Music" special, but is no less essential than Lee's first MJ opus, the excellent "Bad 25."
