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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 vs screen: why act two sag hits harder on film
• audience energy, theater vibes and expectations vs delivery
• our final verdict at 2.5 out of 5

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We score Predator Badlands, argue whether a simple hero’s journey helps or hurts, and celebrate a creature-forward approach that finally trusts the predator. We toast new “listeners,” confess our vices, and then drop into lore, tropes, and ridiculous self-inserts that break the universe in fun ways.

• fan acceptance over fan service
• acting under prosthetics landing real emotion
• CGI and practical effects blending cleanly
• soundtrack as functional atmosphere
• shonen-style growth arc and clan worldbuilding
• plot simplicity vs desire for narrative ambition
• predator culture, toxic norms, matriarchal hints
• rewatchability drivers and franchise future
• wild crossovers and inserting ourselves into the hunt

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We rate Good Fortune a 3.5 while praising Keanu Reeves and questioning the film’s soft landing on class. Humor and heart land, but the “rich learns a lesson” wrap leaves us hungry for real stakes, worker power, and change that lasts.

• Keanu’s performance as a near-human mirror
• Why mid-tier cinematography still works
• Soundtrack energy without memorability
• The ending’s rich-savior problem
• Class, shareholders and who the system serves
• Gig work, recession fallout and flooded labor markets
• What meaningful change might look like
• How we’d rewrite the boardroom for workers

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