What feels new is the expectation, on the part of both makers and audiences, that there is such a thing as knowing definitively what a work of art means or stands for, aesthetically and politically. I’ve become quite taken with both films in the Wicked saga, largely due to my fondness for The Wizard of Oz, but John M. Chu’s stands on its own because of the wondrousness that is Oz. Kiss of the Spider Woman (Bill Condon) Wicked is only the second best musical this year thanks to this Bill Condon film set in the waning days of Argentina’s military dictatorship in the 1980’s.
Author: Chris Burlingame
Published at: 2025-12-31 21:11:55
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