MICHAEL Movie Review + HAMLET, NEWBORN, and RICKY | SEATED Podcast | Ep. 31

Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr. are grabbing their sequined gloves and moonwalking into the theater for their review of Antoine Fuqua's highly anticipated, larger-than-life biopic, MICHAEL. Ray and Tre'vell get into the nitty-gritty of the film's execution, unpacking how Fuqua handles the polarizing icon through the Black gaze and whether the biopic actually gives what it's supposed to give or just glosses over the messy truth. Tune in for their hella honest verdict: is this jukebox musical spectacle a "Seated," "Stream It," or a "Skip It?" Plus, the hosts play a special edition of the Black Cinema Games titled "Fuqua Focus," highlighting the gritty, action-packed catalog of director Antoine Fuqua. Finally, they close the show with Good Vibes Only, sharing what's bringing them joy this week.   JOIN THE SEATED MOVIE CLUB https://www.seatedshow.com/join 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:38 - Fresh Out: Hamlet, Newborn, Ricky 00:10:24 - Michael Full Review  00:46:58 - Seated, Skip It, Stream It Verdict 00:49:09 - Rotten Tomatoes Ratings 00:50:29 - Black Critic Spotlight: Jason Miller, Editor-in-Chief of NerdSpin.com  00:51:42 - Black Cinema Games: Antoine Fuqua (The Fuqua Focus) 00:59:00 - Good Vibes Only: Kehlani, America's Culinary Cup CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seatedshow, Website: https://www.seatedshow.com Email: holla@seatedshow.com   CREDITS Hosts: Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr.  Produced by: Slayzhon and FiftyLeven Media Editor: Ray Love Jr. Theme Music: Buckroll Animation: Agung Adhi Location Partner: The WalkGood Yard ( @WalkGoodLA ) Creative Consultant: Jade Fox ( ⁨@iamjadefox⁩  ) Publicity: House of Heralds TITLES DISCUSSED Bohemian Rhapsody starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy (Directed by Bryan Singer) The Devil Wears Prada 2 starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci (Directed by David Frankel) Emancipation starring Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor (Directed by Antoine Fuqua) The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour (Directed by Antoine Fuqua) Gangsta's Paradise Music Video starring Coolio, L.V., Michelle Pfeiffer (Directed by Antoine Fuqua) Genius: Aretha starring Cynthia Erivo, Courtney B. Vance, David Cross, Malcolm Barrett (Created by Suzan-Lori Parks) Hamlet starring Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chaddha (Directed by Aneil Karia) The Jackso