As fans revisit Michael Jackson’s iconic music like “Thriller,” “Bad” and “Off the Wall” after “Michael,” many will find an overlooked period of the King of Pop’s career that produced great music.

How flabbergasting to see “Michael,” the new biopic about Michael Jackson, the best-selling solo artist of all time, crash and burn into such a cheap and embarrassing bore. Say what you will about ...

Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic hits theaters on Friday. Rather than tracing his entire life, the film tracks Jackson's origins with the Jackson 5 through the beginnings of his solo career. So, ...