2025 Oscars Best Picture Series - WICKED

2025 Oscars Best Picture Series - WICKED

Author: Steve Morris & John Rocha February 16, 2025 Duration: 31:46

It's Oscars season! The Cine-Files hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris continue their exploration of the 2024 Best Picture nominees in their Oscars Best Picture Series with this conversation and review of WICKED. The JON M. Chu directed film is based on the book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and the hit Stephen Schwarz and Winnie Holzmand Broadway musical. It stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum. Steve and John discuss the film overall including the acting, direction, writing, production design, score and cinematography and its Oscars chances, Don't forget to vote in our First Annual Oscars show by signing up for our Patreon as a free or paying member. Everyone gets to vote and we will announce the winners on our live The Cine-Files Oscars show on March 1st!


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