No One Mourns the Wicked?
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.

A young actress's sudden enthusiasm for yodeling is dampened when she encounters the extremely traditional roots of this folk custom. She continues to practice yodeling, but cannot avoid facing the consequences of her actions and searching for a path between the present and the past. A remarkable, largely entertaining documentary feature film about a folk custom that is often ridiculed, especially by younger people.
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.
A smashing sequel to the first Sonic the Hedgehog film that also brings back elements from the popular video game series.
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.