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Wicked For Good review — The big songs carry the day

November 19, 2025 flawintheiris

Directed by Jon M Chu | Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and the novel by Gregory Maguire | ▲▲▲1/2 Here it is, the sequel to Wicked: Part One, which came out to substantial box office last November, an adaptation of the award-winning and beloved broadway show.… Read More

Wicked: Part 1 review — Too sweet and too long, but thoughtful

November 23, 2024 flawintheiris

Directed by Jon M Chu | Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and the novel by Gregory Maguire | 160 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Amazon Prime I don't think it's outrageous to say that 2021 was a peak year for the movie musical. The highest point for… Read More

Don’t Look Up review — Killer comet satire crushes

December 29, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Adam McKay | Written by McKay and David Sirota | 138 min | Netflix The biggest movie on Netflix this season has also turned out to be the most controversial. The screeds against it are plenty — a passel of well-regarded reviewers have called the disaster movie, cleverly, "disastrous," and its director a… Read More