Review of Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) by Nick Schager for The Playlist — 29 Jan 2016
Spike Lee’s documentary on this formative period in Michael Jackson’s career derives its electric, enlivening energy from these fantastic clips. Alas, they’re not enough to alter the fact that this non-fiction effort .
. . is merely a nostalgic promotional puff piece meant to look back fondly, and uncritically, at an artist transitioning from a youth-oriented pop fad to the biggest star in the world.
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This review of Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) was written by Nick Schager and published by The Playlist on 29 January 2016.
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall has generally received positive reviews.
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