Wicked: For Good” has found itself at the center of a national conversation about weight loss, eating disorders and the endless pursuit of thinness.

Part two of Jon M. Chu's splashy musical doesn't justify its own full-length movie, but it's clearly been made with love — and a deep commitment to the spirit of the material.

Wicked: For Good shows Hollywood box office records can be smashed by a familiar melody sung loudly, together, in the dark.

Wicked ,” the stage musical, took its first bow 22 years ago. The novel it’s based on, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” was published in 1995. All of that happened well ...