Pocus

Hocus Pocus 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 1993 cult classic comedy, debuted on Disney+ on September 30, and it’s the perfect family-friendly watch this Halloween, bringing Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy back together after almost 30 years, reprising their roles as the Sanderson sisters. The trio is joined by both new and familiar faces as the spell-casting sisters are once again unleashed upon the town of Salem. You can check out our Hocus Pocus 2 review to see our take on the film, and if…

The young OG cast of Hocus Pocus is all grown up now in their forties! As the sequel to the iconic Halloween movie just hit Disney+, this brings so much more attention to the '90s throwback movie's behind-the-scenes secrets. An OG Hocus Pocus actor revealed that he got high during the filming of the movie, with that moment serving as a “wake-up call” for him.During the early ’90s when Hocus Pocus was being filmed, Max Dennison’s Omri Katz was experimenting with marijuana. During a roundtable interview with EW, Katz…

A resurfaced interview featuring Hocus Pocus 2 star Kathy Najimy has gone viral for its relevant message nearly 30 years later.In the interview clip that’s been making the rounds on TikTok, Najimy appeared on the Today show back in 1993 to promote the film’s original instalment, Hocus Pocus. While speaking with co-anchor Katie Couric, Najimy addressed her initial hesitation about taking on the role of Mary Sanderson because she “didn’t want to offend or stereotype real witches.”“At the risk of having America roll their…

Someone must have put some sort of time-warp spell on all of us because it is hard to believe that nearly three decades have passed since Hocus Pocus was first released in theaters. It is even harder to believe that a sequel to the spooky, funny cult classic is now available with a Disney+ subscription.While it is great to see Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker on the Hocus Pocus 2 cast reprising their roles as the Sanderson Sisters, as well as Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson, a part of us wishes that we…

I smell… a sequel that should have never made it past the gates of Walt Disney Studios. Yes, yes, Hocus Pocus 2 is here, and the Sanderson sisters are back to exact revenge on Salem. But while the witches do manage to put a spell on us, their bewitching skills have taken a serious hit courtesy of a plot that doesn’t even try to find its footing. Mired in a storyline that waters down what made the original flick a Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus 2 takes place in current day Salem, almost three decades after we last visited…

Image: Disney+Midler echoed the sentiment of powerful bonds that she got to revisit with Parker and Najimy. “Well, we talked a lot about sisterhood. And we talked a lot about leaning on each other and counting on each other and loyalty to each other. There’s so much going on in this world that we never really realized until maybe the last 25, 30 years, maybe 50 years—things have changed for women, but things have not changed fast enough for women.” According to its star, the film speaks to multiple generations of witches.…

Image: Disney+Just in time for spooky season, Hocus Pocus 2 sweeps in to mark the start of the Halloween frenzy with a spellbinding sequel. The Sanderson sisters don’t miss a step with the legendary Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker,and Kathy Najimy reprising their roles as if not a day has gone by since Kenny Ortega’s 1993 sleeper Disney hit. This time around Anne Fletcher (Dumplin) takes the reigns on the classic coven franchise which cleverly revives the witches in a lega-sequel with wicked musical moments, more…

For certain millennials of a certain age (myself, perhaps, included), there’s something fittingly ritualistic about the consumption of 1993 witchcraft comedy Hocus Pocus, a film set, and set to be watched, on Halloween. It’s as tied to the day as bobbing for apples and being scared of teenagers, the kind of lived-in practice that happens without thinking about it, leading to huge, unquestioning pockets of affection, less for what it contains and more for what it represents. In situations like this, when nostalgia can…

Dir: Anne Fletcher. Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Tony Hale, Hannah Waddingham. 104 minutes.Hocus Pocus has had quite an afterlife. It’s been 29 years since a virgin first lit the black flame candle, resurrecting a trio of Salem witches and igniting the breathless disdain of film critics. An overboiling cauldron of garish performances, baroque plotting, and immortal cats, the 1993 Disney comedy was called “an unholy…

Matt Kennedy / Disney Enterprises, Inc. Gather ’round sistas, it’s time to grab your brooms and pointy boots because we’re traveling back to the origins of everyone’s favorite witchy film, Hocus Pocus.  The iconic Disney film might not have been born with the same hype that surrounds it now, but it became a must-watch during spooky season for fans of all ages. It’s hard to imagine Halloween without the Sanderson sisters, and with the movie’s staying power, we’ve never had to. From Freeform’s 31 Days of Halloween…