A NOTE FROM SCOTT Since our last check-in two weeks ago, the embargo lifted that had prevented pundits from talking about Universal’s Wicked: For Good , the second installment of Jon M. Chu ’s big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked , which, like last year’s first installment, stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande . I’ve been sitting on my thoughts for more than a month, which has been frustrating because I’ve been itching to say that the new film struck me as every bit as impressive as the year-old one, which, you may recall, was nominated for 10 Oscars — including best picture, actress (Erivo) and supporting actress (Grande) — and won two, best costume design and best production design. The biggest differences? This one has fewer songs that everyone knows… and

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