Thanks for the shoutout Rick - appreciate that!

Plenty of interesting backstory indeed!

They’re defying gravitas.

The same hype that applied to the theatre show. And which worked, in both cases.

I sympathise with all you’re saying. And Part 2 is still to come! I was invited to the theatre show by a fan who absolutely adored it. I was nonplussed. It really seems this film is being bigged up by the industry to suck in every possible fan in order to make a stack of cash.

The comment about the music certainly raised my eyebrows.

It apparently “represents the pure magic that movies can bring to audiences. Every detail is beautifully crafted and designed, the actors are all exceptional and the music is second-to-none. Together it adds up to a transporting experience like no other.”

Well.

Nice work!

Wicked is Film of the Year, according to National Board of Review (gulp)

An auspicious start!

I’d like to like this but I am unable to see your scandalous object of humour

Buying in a physical bookshop tomorrow!

Flawless and glittering.

And just like back then, those movies manage to lift us from the pervasive gloom all around...