A legacy sequel that’s as good as the original (Spoilers) As I mentioned in my review of Practical Magic, there’s no mention of a curse that dooms anyone the Owen family of witches fall in love with. However, author Alice Hoffman incorporates that and other elements from the movie into her 2021 sequel, The Book …
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The Labyrinth of the Faun
A fairy tale that holds up 20 years later (spoilers) Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is a young girl growing up in 1944. She moves with her pregnant mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), to a water mill to live with her stepfather. Captain Vidal (Sergi López) is an officer during Francoist Spain’s fascist regime, trying to stamp out …
A Case of You
A very different, but still cute adaptation (Spoilers) Practical Magic, based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman, follows the Owens family, a long line of witches dating back to Maria Owens (Caprice Benedetti). Maria also cast a spell to never feel love again, which inadvertently became a curse. That severely impacts …
Nobody
A well done adaptation of an old tale (spoilers) Odysseus (Matt Damon), king of Ithaca, is a man strong of both mind and body. The latter is demonstrated when he’s the only person who can string his bow. The former is shown when he comes up with the idea of getting through the gates of …
I Contain Multitudes
A beautiful movie about life (Spoilers) The Life of Chuck is a 2024 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella of the same name. It was written and directed by Mike Flanagan. The plot is hard to describe beyond saying it follows the life of one Charles “Chuck” Krantz, played as an adult by Tom Hiddleston. …
How Jim Carrey Stole The Show
An entertaining holiday cult classic (Spoilers) You probably already know the plot, but let me do this one more time. The Grinch (Jim Carrey) is a furry, green creature who hates Christmas and decides to steal it from his neighbors in Whoville, with unexpected results. To pad out Dr. Seuss’ short book, the film adds …
Sonja, Not Sonya
Flawed, but enjoyable fun (Spoilers) Red Sonja (2025) stars a character who was originally created by Robert E. Howard, but was revamped by Roy Thomas for a Marvel, later Dynamite, comic book series. It’s also the second film adaptation of the material after a 1985 movie starring Brigitte Nielsen. I’ll tell you right off the …
Guardians of the RPG
A very Marvel fantasy Our white male lead for this diverse band of adventures is Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine), a bard who used to be a member of the Harpers, an organization of do-gooders who never ask for payment. At least until his wife Zia (Georgia Landers) is killed by his enemies, at which point …
Elora Danan
Is what this show should have been called. (Spoilers) In this sequel to the 1988 film of the same name, we learn that the good times following the defeat of evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) didn’t last long because shortly afterward, Willow (Warwick Davis) had a vision of an ancient evil destroying Chosen One Elora …
Marvel’s Multiverse Madness
I missed you Raimi (Massive Spoilers) After assisting several other heroes in other movies, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Doctor Stephen Strange for the first time in his own film since 2016 (god, that seems like a million years ago). He is joined by a newcomer to the Marvel Cinematic Univers (MCU), Xochitl Gomez, who holds …
