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Why does the Grand High Witch seem so … familiar?
Just yesterday, I learned a new version of “The Witches” would be released on Oct. 22 on HBO Max. The remake of Roald Dahl’s children’s book stars Anne Hathaway as the Grand High…
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The Little Witch (2018): Witchy movies to get you in the Halloween spirit
My father-in-law, “Poppy,” grew up with a rule the whole family jokes about whenever his grandkids open new toys for Christmas or birthdays. When Poppy was a kid, his mom would make him…
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High Spirits (1988): Halloween movies to get you in the spirit
Halloween can make you horny for ghosts. That’s probably the easiest takeaway from “High Spirits,” the bizarre rom-com from 1988 that bombed at the box office and with critics. The director, Neil Jordan,…
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Halloweentown (1998): Witchy movies to get you in the spirit
I still can’t believe I first learned of “Halloweentown” in the year 2019, more than 20 years since it debuted on the Disney Channel. Apparently it’s a classic with anyone who watched the…
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She-Devil (1989): Witchy movies to get you in the Halloween spirit
It’s the end of August, and Starbucks has *already* released the pumpkin spice … so let’s start counting down to Halloween, shall we? Movies help get me in the spirit, so I’m going…
