Michelle Yeoh on Life in Oz with Glinda and Elphaba for L'Officiel Global December 2025 AOC Fashion

Actor Michelle Yeoh covers the December 2025 issue of L’Officiel Worldwide [IG]. Luca Falconi styles Yeoh in Ami Paris, Chanel, Givenchy, Loewe, Marc Jacobs, Roberto Cavalli, Schiaparelli, Tom Ford and more.

Photographers Domen & Van de Velde [IG] are in the studio, with an interview by Leigh Belz Ray. / Hair by Issac Yu; makeup by Sabrina Bedrani

Michelle Yeoh in ‘Wicked: For Good’: The Critics Weigh In

The Oscar-winning Malaysian actor and action star known for doing her own stunts is presently making her ‘Wicked’ character terrifying to all who view her. ‘Wicked: for Good’ opened Friday [Nov 22, 2025] and Apple News decided to deliver a horror story of a review to Anne’s Saturday inbox: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Is Very, Very Bad.’ Thanks Apple. What a way to start my day.

The title alone of Justin Chang’s New Yorker review caused such consternation that AOC couldn’t believe we were so stupid as to recommend that Britain’s Mulberry brand back the symbolically-rich sisterhood-in-action vision of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande together in their return to Oz.

Writing for the New York Times, Manohla Dargis is kinder than Justin Chang to the women of Oz, and now the box office is in.

Down with the movie critics. What do everyday people think of the movie? The film ‘Wicked: For Good’ brought in $150 million in North America and $226 milion worldwide, over its Friday opening weekend.

The film now marks the biggest opening weekend ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Mid-afternoon on Monday, ‘Wicked: For Good’ had a positive critic’s score of 70% but the audience rating is 95%.

Gender Relations Is a Core Theme of This Movie

‘Wicked’, the stage musical made its debut 22 years ago, based on the book ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ [1995].

Writing for Variety, Owen Gleiberman argues:

Beneath its candified surface, though, what remains haunting about "The Wizard of Oz" is that the film unveils a surreal cosmology of topsy-turvy gender-role reversals. Simply put, it's Hollywood's first vision of the patriarchy...that dares to imagine a world after the patriarchy. And that's why in "Wicked," "The Wizard of Oz" proves to be so ripe for "reframing." It's a movie that reframes society -- and reframes itself -- even as you're watching it.

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There is a strong connection between fascism and patriarchy, as fascism often promotes traditional, patriarchal gender roles that confine women to domestic and reproductive duties.

In this moment, the Trump Administration attempts to roll back women’s rights — particularly in the military and national security sectors — are sending clear messages to women that we don’t belong in jobs that have been major incubators for developing women’s skills in political and civic life.

Fascist ideology frequently presents a vision of the nation as inherently masculine and views feminism as a threat to its power structure, often reinforcing a patriarchal social order through authoritarianism and nationalist-based control of women’s behavior.

Every time he opens his mouth, Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth makes it clear that there is no place for female leadership in what used to be America’s Department of Defense.

Follow the link top of page for much more discussion about ‘Wicked’ and America’s current political landscape.