Hocus Pocus 2 Review - Is It Good?

Review Roundup - Hocus Pocus 2 - Is It Good?

Over the decades since its sleepy 1993 release, Hocus Pocus has become a Halloween favourite for nostalgic grownups and the kids who have to tolerate their tastes on movie night. It’s played every year during spooky season on ABC’s platforms and streamed on Disney+ Over time, fans have been drawn to the frothy brew that combines Bette Midler, using beaver-sized prosthetic teeth to chew up the scenery; airheaded sidekicks Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker; and a scrappy kids-vs.-monsters vibe that was special to films made in the 1980s and early ‘90s.

As the 30-year anniversary of that film neared, Disney realized it was sitting on its own old black candle: a beloved property whose original cast was still alive and working. An attempt to conjure up the old magic was too tantalizing to resist.

But, what we really want to know, is...'Is It Good?'…. Disney's remakes and Disney+ releases have been hit and miss of late, and it is always hard to recapture the magic of a movie 30 years on.