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What do witches and gladiators have in common?

The same thing dolls had in common with atomic bombs last year, when “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” hit theaters at the same time in a cultural phenomenon called “Barbenheimer.”

Now we have “Glicked”, read on.

Based on the hit Broadway musical, ‘Wicked’ is one of the most highly anticipated films of the year and a half of ‘Glicked’.

Stars Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, and Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, have been making the press rounds and sharing their love for the film and each other.

The story focuses on the pair of witches from “The Wizard of Oz” and their close relationship. It’s the first part of the Jon M. Chu-directed project, with part two due out next fall.

Because Grande and Erivo are such powerful singers and this musical is highly anticipated, the box office is predicted to defy gravity.

It’s in theaters now.

The other part of “Glicked” was more than twenty years in the making.

The sequel to the 2000 Oscar-winning film “Gladiator II” brings back original director Ridley Scott, along with stars Connie Nielsen, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington.

There is already Oscar buzz surrounding Washington’s portrayal of Macrinus, a man who wants to rule both the country and the gladiators around which the action revolves. If anyone can bring awards season magic, it’s him.

“Gladiator II” is in theaters now.

Denzel isn’t the only Washington family member on this week’s list, although he is involved as well.

“The Piano Lesson” is a drama based on Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name from late August and is the result of the elder Washington’s pledge to bring Wilson’s plays about African-American life to the screen.

The film stars Washington’s eldest son, John David Washington, and is directed by the Oscar winner’s youngest son, Malcolm Washington. The powerful cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson in this story of a looming battle over the fate of an heirloom piano that threatens to tear a family apart.

It streams on Netflix.

This war drama is told from a perspective unlike most others.

Set in London during World War II, “Blitz” stars newcomer Elliott Heffernan as a biracial young boy lost in the war-torn city and desperate to reunite with his mother Rita, played by Saoirse Ronan.

Director Steve McQueen told EW that he considers the film “revelatory” given its focus on a person of color and a woman. ‘Blitz’ can be seen in select cinemas and streamed on Apple TV+.

“Outlander” Season 7, Part 2

It’s been a long year for ‘Outlander’ fans.

They had to wait longer for the time travel series to return after a cliffhanger in the first part of season 7. But the wait is over: Jamie (played by Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) have left the American Revolution. behind them and returned to their native Scotland, where more drama awaits.

The new season is streaming on Starz.