This film shares a lot in common with "Mary Poppins" (1964), employing a comparable mix of live-action and animated segments to recount a narrative that carries a slightly darker tone. Following the evacuation of three children from London during World War II’s Blitz, they find themselves under the care of “Miss Price” (Angela Lansbury), who is portrayed as unusual and seemingly resistant to the arrangement. The situ…

Growing up, I often found myself spending hours by myself in a room with an old, small television—the kind no one would use today—connected to a VCR and just three movies on VHS tapes. Among those few choices, _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_ stood out as the absolute best, and I watched it repeatedly, day after day, for extended periods. It's a musical set in the past that involves children and a witch who enlist an army …