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Nostalgia is a Curse
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“I would warn you that there will be spoilers,” writes Meg Elison in her review of the new film Practical Magic 2, “but there doesn’t seem to be much point as the sequel retells the same story as the original.”
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“I would warn you that there will be spoilers,” writes Meg Elison in her review of the new film Practical Magic 2, “but there doesn’t seem to be much point as the sequel retells the same story as the original.”
“Film audiences have spent all summer describing Obsession a story about the dangers of witchcraft,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “Nothing in it, however, has anything to do with sorcery. What Bear does? That’s shopping.”
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: EBSAT seeks eco-activist presenters, Thor’s Oak leads the Race Against Hate fundraiser, a new short documentary explores Finding Paganism, Star offers her Tarot of the Week, and Disney’s Hexed and Practical Magic 2 unveil their trailers.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Rev. Selena Fox to be honored by the Aquarian Tabernacle Church at Hekate’s Sickle Festival; a new musical, Coven, is announced in London; Practical Magic 2 begins filming; Star’s Tarot of the Week; and a discovery of ancient trilobite magic.
Meg Elison reviews a film that she argues is tonally dissonant, incoherent, and rambling – and also perfect. It’s 1998’s “Practical Magic,” starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, in today’s Classics of Pagan Cinema!