Wicked (2024) - Review

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Wicked (2024) - Review

Directed by: Jon M. Chu

Written by: Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum

Runtime: 160 min

Synopsis: The untold story of the witches of Oz. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power. Glinda (Ariana Grande) is a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths.

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Pinocchio (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Pinocchio (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Written by: Robert Zemeckis, Chris Weitz

Starring: Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, Cynthia Erivo, Luke Evans, Kyanne Lamaya, Giuseppe Battiston, Lewin Lloyd

Runtime: 111 min

Synopsis: A live-action, CGI retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the woodcarver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as if he were his real son. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his "conscience"; Cynthia Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key is "Honest" John; Lorraine Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a new character, and Luke Evans is The Coachman.

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Chaos Walking (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Chaos Walking (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Doug Liman

Written by: Patrick Ness, Christopher Ford

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, David Oyelowo

Runtime: 108 min

Synopsis: A young man (Tom Holland) must protect a mysterious woman (Daisy Ridley) in a dystopian world where all the females have disappeared.

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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Written and Directed by: Drew Goddard

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman, Chris Hemsworth

Runtime: 140 min

Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell.

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