About this episode

The episode discusses the musical biopic 'Michael' and features an interview with David Lowery about his film 'Mother Mary'.

Sean and Amanda are joined by our music biopic correspondent, Yasi Salek, to unpack their complicated feelings on the highly anticipated musical biopic ‘Michael.’ Before diving into the movie, they quickly cover some movie news: most importantly, the ‘Miami Vice’ reboot getting a new title and a release date (1:51). Then, they break down all of the good, the bad, and the ugly with ‘Michael’ and highlight why the re-creation of Michael Jackson’s music feels deeply special but is ultimately inside of something hollow and uninteresting (10:31). Next, they discuss David Lowery’s new gothic fantasia musical, ‘Mother Mary,’ starring Anne Hathaway, which they praise for its beautiful filmmaking and nuanced and complicated portrayal of relationships, creativity, and fame (55:14). Finally, Lowery joins the show and explains why casting Hathaway and Michaela Coel was crucial to the movie’s success, how ‘The Green Knight’ helped him realize he wanted to work on something smaller in scale, and why making the movie felt like a supernatural experience (1:10:10). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: David Lowery and Yasi Salek Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Yasi Salek, David Lowery

Topics covered

• music biopic
• film analysis
• David Lowery
• Michael Jackson
• creativity
• fame

Keywords

• Michael Jackson
• biopic
• Mother Mary
• David Lowery
• film news
• music
• creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miami Vice, The Green Knight

Books & works: Michael, Mother Mary

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