Tag: Jeff Goldblum

WickedYear: 2024Rating: PGLength: 160 minutes / 2.67 hours When one looks back on all the stories that have come out that try to paint the villains of classic, well-known books as misunderstood, I think the original book for Wicked is what started this trend. Now, 30 years later, the first half of this redemption arc comes to the big screen with Wicked (2024). Having only read the original Baum book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and seen the Wizard of Oz (1939) Judy Garland movie, I came into this with unbiased eyes that didn’t know the context of the book or the musical that inspired this film adaptation. Casting-wise, the three leads of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), Galinda (Ariana Grande), and Oz (Jeff Goldblum) were great choices for a variety of reasons—mainly that the two witches knew how to sing. The songs themselves were mostly memorable, even if the only ones that stuck were the ones drilled into every piece of advertising for...