The holiday movie season shifts into overdrive this week with two of the biggest productions of 2024, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” hitting theaters. Do they live up to expectations? Read on.

Wicked”—the movie adaptation of the classic Broadway musical starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan ...

Wicked’ is a case where the movie builds upon the original, and in its own way even improves upon the stage version.

Cynthia Erivo is moving while Ariana Grande delights in an entertaining holiday event film that defies expectations ...

Stephen Schwartz's songs are not for amateurs. What "Wicked" the movie does best is cast people who can sing them.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are well paired. It’s easy to shake off the outside world and soar along beside them ...

“Wicked” opens with the citizens of the Land of Oz celebrating the death of Elphaba the Wicked Witch (Erivo), who was done in ...

Jon M. Chu’s Wicked brings Oz to life with stunning visuals and unforgettable performances by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

This big screen take on the hit stage show is certainly fun and diverting, but it never quite feels essential, writes ...

This candy-coloured treat of a Broadway adaptation is carried by the phenomenal talent of Grande and her co-star Cynthia ...

The yellow brick road is a long one. At the end of it are high expectations. The kind that, one might say, defy gravity. Honk ...

This story of self-acceptance and female empowerment is visually ravishing but with part one an hour longer than The Wizard ...