One of my favorite movies of all time again. Love this movie! I love movies that have a storyline that's not common in a lot of movies. Thus is also really hilarious.

The colors, right? Was the the draw in for you too, because this movie popped. Outside of Dick Tracy I don't think I've seen color used to well in a film, both for entertainment and for pure wow. It popped... and, yeah, there was a story here too. This was the 90s, it was that time where they could make a children's movie that was still a little dark, a children's movie that was still entertaining for adults to…

It’s curious to wonder what became of Omri Katz. He plays the adolescent “Max,” who with his sister, “Dani” (played by Thora Birch), relocates to the quaint, historically significant town of Salem. Shortly after arriving, he develops a crush on "Allison" (Vinessa Shaw). While out collecting Halloween treats with his sister, they visit her family’s rather elegant home, where they talk about the notorious “Sanderson” w…

It's been described as an odd family film, and that assessment feels accurate. Certain scenes involving death felt potentially too intense for very young viewers, while other parts of the narrative and the action appeared overly basic for older children. The performances largely consisted of shouting rather than genuine acting, and there was a noticeable lack of depth in the characters. The repeated lines and acti…

It wasn’t enjoyable, I don’t plan on rewatching it, and I can’t suggest it to anyone. Occasionally revisiting older films labeled as "classics" can be entertaining, but they frequently don’t age well. In some instances, like this one, it's hard to understand how they were ever considered successful in the first place. It's particularly strange given that it is a 1993 Disney film dealing with sexuality and witchcra…

It’s enjoyable enough. *Hocus Pocus* tells a lightly amusing story centered around witches set during the time of the Salem trials, though its connection to those actual events isn't really significant. It functions primarily as an entertaining fantasy film, and it certainly looks nice visually. Bette Midler as Winifred, Kathy Najimy as Mary, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah portray three witch sisters, and th…

I suspect the fondness many people have for Hocus Pocus is largely due to revisiting it through the lens of nostalgia. As someone who grew up in the 90s, I hadn’t actually seen it before and wasn't familiar with it at all, so I didn't bring any preconceived notions to the film. If you’ve ever watched a poorly made Disney Channel movie, Hocus Pocus feels like one of those, but with some suggestive language and innuend…