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Review: Wicked Is a Letdown for Fans of the Books

The movie musical fails to deliver on the more interesting antiauthoritarian themes of its source material.

Reason

The Socialists and Suffragettes of Oz

Long before Wicked came along, America's homegrown fairyland was filled with politics.

Reason

Wicked and the Importance of the Public Domain

Movies like Wicked draw on classic works no longer under copyright protection.

Reason

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“This Made Me Believe In Miracles”: Internet Speechless After Old ‘Wicked’ Prediction Goes Viral

"Careful with all that power you might accidentally manifest something wild" The post “This Made Me Believe In Miracles”: Internet Speechless After Old ‘Wicked’ Prediction Goes Viral first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Wicked would be fun and forgettable but for the alt-right waging dark arts against it

Digital crusade by anti-woke warriors against a vapid film for teen girls should be sending a wake-up call to Hollywood

The Guardian - UK

Wicked review: a stunning film adaptation that avoids all the usual pitfalls of moving musicals from the stage to the screen

The journey from successful stage musical to big-screen adaptation is rarely truly successful. From director Joshua Logan’s use of coloured filters in the 1950s adaptation of South Pacific (which looks as if something is wrong) to Tom Hooper’s recent mega-mess movie of Cats, there are so many pitfalls to avoid.

The Conversation

Don't Miss: 'Cress Watercress' by Gregory Maguire, illustrated by David Litchfield

A charming fable of a rabbit family and its friends — and enemies.

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When classic stories get reinvented, can they ever be a success? Five get reviewed

Enid Blyton’s children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree has enchanted loyal readers since its 1943 publication. Children longed to befriend Silky, to slide down the slippery slip, to explore distant lands and be home in time for tea.

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