It's been an unusually rough year for movie musicals, with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas' "Power Ballad" and the live-action "Moana" both bombing at the box office. There's a glimmer of respite this week with John M. Chu’s 2025 movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, "Wicked: For Good," landing on Netflix on July 20. But let's be real: All the best songs are in the first half of "Wicked," and "For Good" was always going to be stuck playing second fiddle.
That's reflected on Rotten Tomatoes, where "Wicked" (which you can catch on Peacock) earned an 88% critics score while "For Good" drags behind at 66%. However, it's worth noting that both have comparable audience scores: 95% and 92%, respectively. There are plenty of better musicals to be found on Netflix, if you ask me, so I figured now was the perfect time to shout them out.
