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More Witches are watching Practical Magic 2 and reviewing it. Star Bustamonte and Stacy Psaros find Hollywood magic, familiar tropes, family curses, sympathetic Witches, and enough Owens family nostalgia (and midnight margaritas) to make the return journey worthwhile.
“The 50’s, for all their historical patina, were an age of post-war innovation: the mixer, the slow cooker, the top load dishwasher,” writes Lauren Parker in her review of this favorite of Witch cinema. “And for more than just these appliances: the invention of the nuclear family and its purity.”
Luke Babb reviews the new Benoit Blanc film and discovers that, in the midst of a murder mystery steeped in Catholic imagery, there is a lot to consider about the role of clergy in modern Paganism.
“The poet wrings a forever from Death, the only lover he will ever have who can really promise him that.” Meg Elison reviews Jean Cocteau’s 1950 classic ORPHEUS as part of our Classics of Pagan Cinema series.
Noelle K. Bowles reviews “Nimona,” an animated fantasy from Netflix with themes of queer identity and acceptance of fluid identities.