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A movie critic analyzes the immersive "Wizard of Oz" experience at Las Vegas' Sphere, exploring its technological advancements and impact on cinematic storytelling. The review presents multiple perspectives, questioning whether it represents the future or demise of traditional cinema.

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Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It?

By Alissa Wilkinson

Sept. 1, 2025

When I am asked to explain what critics actually do, the best answer I have is this: we say what we saw.

What I mean is we describe what we experienced — what the movie, or painting, or song, or whatever became when filtered through our senses. In doing so, we invite you to come along for the ride, to decide for yourself what you see.

In my two decades writing criticism, I’ve rarely run across something that refuses to let me see it just one way, but one such resistor is “The Wizard of Oz” at Sphere in Las Vegas. Perhaps you’ve heard about it: the beloved 1939 film starring Judy Garland, widely considered one of the greatest Hollywood classics, has been stretched and morphed and adapted to fit the enormous dome-shaped venue. Being in Sphere feels like perching inside a massive bubble, only it’s lined with an IMAX screen that’s pulled over your head, and a bit behind and down t...

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