The Wicked 2 100th Episode Spectacular

High n' Dry Podcast · Dec 17, 2025 · 1h 2m · transcript

What Movie Should We Do Next?

We mark our 100th episode by reviewing Wicked 2 with clear eyes and full glasses, weighing standout CGI against flat lighting, soft songs, and a story that stalls whenever the music starts. The Oz lore tie-ins land, but the pacing and depth rarely do.

• definitive category ratings across acting, cinematography, score, story and rewatchability

• why blanket lighting flattens emotion and kills depth

• how song placement undercuts momentum and character beats

• propaganda, perspective and who gets to define “good”

• CGI creature work that actually impresses

• stage…