Fantasy

Wicked

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  • Title: Wicked: Part I
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Mean Girls with a side of fantasy? Adapted from first act of the Broadway play, Wicked: Part I covers the childhood of Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) and her enrollment at Shiz University where she’ll be partnered with the mean but popular Galinda (Ariana Grande). It’s also where Elphaba will discover that her magical ability is even rarer than her bright green skin eventually leading to trip to the Emerald City and an audience with the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum).

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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place – Mortal Vibes Only

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  • Title: Wizards Beyond Waverly Place – Mortal Vibes Only
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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - Mortal Vibes Only

The second episode of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is a by-the-numbers episode of Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) screwing up with magic, accidentally revealing their father’s magical past to Milo (Max Matenko) and Roman (Alkaio Thiele) and then making half of each invisible, all while attempting to fit in leading to various shenanigans. Meanwhile, in attempts to cover up everything,  Justin Russo (David Henrie) lies to his wife (Mimi Gianopulos), badly. 

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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place – Everything Is Not What It Seems

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  • Title: Wizards Beyond Waverly Place – Everything Is Not What It Seems
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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - Everything Is Not What It Seems

Serving as a spinoff for Wizards of Waverly Place, the new series catches up with Justin Russo (David Henrie) as an adult living without magic. The premiere, “Everything Is Not What It Seems” introduces Justin’s wife (Mimi Gianopulos) and sons (Max Matenko and Alkaio Thiele) who are ignorant of magic. Guest-starring for the premiere, Alex (Selena Gomez) brings a talented but wild wizard named Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) who needs a new teacher and very quickly exposes Justin’s children to magic with a prank that releases a Floogie monster in the family apartment.

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A Discovery of Witches – Episode 4 & 5

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  • Title: A Discovery of Witches – Episode 4 & 5
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A Discovery of Witches - Episode 4 & 5

While others conspire to keep them apart, the fourth and fifth episodes of the series are about cementing the unlikely romantic partnership between Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) and Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode). Unable to frighten Diana away, Ysabeau (Lindsay Duncan) must eventually cave and accept his son’s love for the witch. It seems Diana may have friends after all. However, the infighting at the conclave will lead to Dian being whisked away from the safety of Sept-Tours ending on a cliffhanger.

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Megalopolis

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  • Title: Megalopolis
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Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis is an unusual experience. As cinema, or as art, it certainly holds value. As coherent storytelling, however, it leaves something to be desired. Conceived by Coppola in the 70s, and obviously spurred on by recent political events, the director has been toying with the idea for decades trying to make the film a reality. Maybe he should have waited just a bit longer. 

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