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Awards Radar Podcast #266: Joey Gets Into ‘Marty Supreme’ and Wicked: For Good’ While Myles Dissects ‘Keeper’ and ‘Predator: Badlands’
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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Film Review: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Has Its Charms (Led By Ariana Grande) But Can’t Justify Its Two Part Split
Last year, I found myself on the lower end of the recommendation spectrum when it came to Wicked (reviewed here). I found it worthy of a mild thumbs up, while having some real issues with the film. As much as anything, I was curious what was coming next, hoping it would elevate what came before. […] More
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The Top 25 Best Costume Design Winners So Far (Updated for 2025)
We’ve got another one, folks. Continuing with a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll be relegated to the […] More
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The Top 25 Best Production Design Winners So Far (Updated for 2025)
Well, we’re back at it here at the beginning of June! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of February 3rd – ‘A Real Pain’ and ‘Wicked’ Come Home with ‘Juror #2’ While ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ Joins the Criterion Collection
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have two of last year’s notable Oscar players hitting shelves in A Real Pain and Wicked, plus the potentially final Clint Eastwood film in Juror #2. Today also brings a modern classic in Punch-Drunk Love to the Criterion Collection (in 4K), making for a pretty full […] More
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Interview: ‘Wicked’ Screenwriter Dana Fox on Transitioning the Smash Hit to the Silver Screen
Wicked is a certified smash, across the board. Strong reviews, terrific box office, and awards season successes so far all add up to the film being one of 2024’s biggest. One of the things the movie needed to do was bring in audiences who weren’t just obsessed with the Broadway show. Enter Dana Fox, one […] More
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‘Wicked: Part Two’ Has a New Title
Wicked: Part Two will now be called Wicked: For Good. The film aims to be released a year after the first installment, on November 21, 2025. More
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Astra Awards Led By ‘Wicked’
Overnight, the Astra Awards for 2024 came to a close with Wicked being the big winner of the evening. Leading the way with eight wins, including Best Picture, Best Director for Jon M. Chu, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande (tied by Zoe Saldana for Emilia Pérez). Next in […] More
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National Board of Review Gives Best Film to ‘Wicked’
Moments ago, the National Board of Review handed out their awards for 2024. Getting Best Film from NBR was Wicked, which also received Best Director for Jon M. Chu as well. Interestingly, winning the top prize from NBR is an excellent indicator of a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, but almost never translates into […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #216: Joey Has Seen ‘A Complete Unknown’ and Myles Has a Surprising Reaction to a Glicked Double Feature
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #215: Joey Gets ‘Wicked’ with Myles Before Talking ‘Emilia Pérez’ and Playing a Long Delayed Game
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ Are Not Going to Be the Next ‘Barbenheimer’
Last year, Barbie and Oppenheimer combined to set the box office and Hollywood in general ablaze with Barbenheimer. What initially seemed like a silly idea, opening two big films on the same day, instead ginned up the business, leading to Academy Award attention for both, including the Oscar for Best Picture in the case of […] More
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