Wicked: For Good
First screened in November 2025
Director: Jon M. Chu. Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Peter Dinklage, Keala Settle, Sharon D. Clarke, Colman Domingo, Scarlett Spears. Screenplay: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox (based on the book of the stage musical by Winnie Holzman, based in turn on the novel by Gregory Maguire, extrapolated in turn from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum).

   
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In Brief: Badly and increasingly hamstrung among competing agendas. What works feels less fresh. Political ideas are a mess.

VOR:   Earns a passing grade, and Wickeds don't come along often. But what's sad is how little feels added to the experience 137 minutes onward.

Grade: C


Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Supporting Actress (Musical/Comedy): Cynthia Erivo
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana Grande
Best Original Song: "The Girl in the Bubble"
Best Original Song: "No Place Like Home"
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

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