George Michael: Freedom
A frank and honest account of George Michael's professional life and career, made by the man himself with various artists adding to the narrative.
July1963, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
10 May 1965, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
16 March 1959, Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
16 January 1974, Croydon, London, England, UK
19 July 1947, Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
12 March 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 September 1972, Burnage, England, UK
20 February 1966, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
25 March 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
January 26, 1963 in Finchley, Surrey, England, UK
1 August 1960, Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
19 September 1952, New York City, New York, USA
28 May 1944, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
26 July 1949, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK
7 November 1957, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
August 19, 1951 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
22 August 1978, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
11 January 1971, Yonkers, New York, USA
19 June 1962, San Fernando, California, USA
25 March 1966, Hamburg, West Germany
September 5, 1946 in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
18 June 1942, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
9 August 1963, Newark, New Jersey, USA
21 November 1965, Reykjavik, Iceland
October 19, 2017
While the pop singer, as you would expect, doesn't dig too deeply into the more scandalous aspects of his life, the documentary isn't simply self-serving, either.
October 17, 2017
So preposterous perhaps, but also honest and brilliant - the film, and the man.
October 20, 2017
It skirted around George's chronic drugs problems, and made no mention of the circumstances surrounding his death. But it also neglected to mention that he was an endlessly generous man, who gave away millions without asking for recognition.
October 25, 2017
Freedom is a great work of documentary filmmaking: stylishly shot, narratively gripping and backed by string arrangements composed by Michael himself
October 20, 2017
[George Michael: Freedom] may have embraced hagiography at times, but it showcased a rare, compelling, self-effacing talent
October 23, 2017
The film wanted for grit, and for context. Where we needed Johnny Marr, we got only James Corden. Where we could have done with a Simon Reynolds-style figure, we had to make do with a nodding Mark Ronson.
October 20, 2017
Essentially a glorified sizzle reel stringing together interviews and TV performances any serious fan is likely to have already seen, the documentary does little to deepen our understanding of Michael or his music.
October 20, 2017
As a narrator, Michael was as you'd expect: smart, self-deprecating, with an underlying melancholy.
October 27, 2017
I tried to watch without prejudice, but in the end I felt I'd just been watching a supersized commercial.
October 23, 2017
For all of Freedom: George Michael I just didn't know what I was watching.
October 23, 2017
The documentary's heavy emphasis on the early-to-mid '90s has the marked feel of someone taking stock of their memories and curating their desired legacy. Which, of course, is the prerogative of an authorized, posthumous, hour-and-a-half documentary.
