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OV495 - Wicked: For Good (2025) & Good Boy (2025)

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Tiny says Wicked was on his radar, then calls the first film a compelling story with bangers like “Defying Gravity.”

1. The Obsessive Viewer episode OV495 reviews Wicked for Good (2025) and Good Boy (2025) around a movie-news segment and Indianapolis screenings. 2. Matt Hurt hosts the show and Tiny joins as co-host, with both of them referring to obsessiveviewer.com, Patreon, and Matt’s Long Walk project. 3. The episode asks whether John M. Chu’s Wicked for Good can justify the second half of the Wicked saga after the first film’s setup. 4. Matt says the show will cover Indianapolis film events, feature Wicked for Good, and then review Ben Leonberg’s Good Boy later in the episode. 5. Tiny says he had just watched Wicked for the first time a couple weeks earlier and gave it 3.5 stars. 6. Tiny praises the first film’s costumes, sets, and practical feel, and says “Defying Gravity” and “Popular” are the songs that stood out. 7. Matt says the first Wicked made him want to watch The Wizard of Oz again and revisit Oz as a world. 8. Matt and Tiny agree that Wicked for Good keeps the same visual strengths, including colorful sets, CGI that does not dominate, and a stage-like painted look. 9. Tiny says the sequel works better when it leans into politics, propaganda, and the public turning against Elphaba. 10. Matt says the movie feels rushed because events seem to happen over days or weeks rather than over a longer span. 11. Tiny says Ariana Grande “hit it out of the park” as Glinda and got several audible laughs from him. 12. Matt says Cynthia Erivo holds the center of the film while Jeff Goldblum feels like a perfect fit as the Wizard. 13. Tiny says Michelle Yeoh feels out of her element vocally, even though he respects her as an actor. 14. Matt says Ethan Slater comes into his own more in this film, while Bowen Yang is barely used compared with the first movie. 15. In spoilers, the hosts debate how the film folds the Wizard of Oz story back into Wicked, including the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, Dorothy, and the tornado. 16. Matt says the timeline around those classic Oz characters feels unclear, and Tiny says the retcon is creative but a little clunky and goofy. 17. The tone is conversational and reactive, with both hosts interrupting each other, laughing, and correcting details in real time. 18. The format mixes non-spoiler reactions, a spoiler break marked by a trailer clip, and local movie-news chatter before the final verdict. 19. Fans of musical adaptations, Oz lore, and cast-driven movie talk should listen. 20. Listeners wanting a scene-by-scene plot recap or a spoiler-free deep dive into Good Boy may skip.

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