So while the first film began with the three witches sucking the life out of a small child, this one sets them up as radical girlbosses (they are later referred to as “ahead of their time” and “misunderstood”), a strangely miscalculated softening (notably not a single child is murdered this time around). In a clumsy, and at points heinously acted, cold open, we travel back to when the three sisters were children and expelled by the locals for being too unconventional, bucking the male-dominated culture of the time by refusing marriage and finding solace in the woods and the witch (a spirited Hannah Waddingham) who teaches them how to be independent. At times it feels more like an extended, if joke-free, SNL skit than a real movie, giving us the iconography we want but without any of the soul, propulsion or bare necessity we need to go with it, something that exists because it could rather than should.Īs Sam Richardson’s local historian/gift shop owner awkwardly reminds us, it’s been 29 years since the Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) last showed up in Salem (why they didn’t wait for it to be a clean 30 is a mystery) and since then their legend has become commercialised and, for some, rewritten. It’s structurally more akin to a remake, one that aims to appease older diehards while being accessible to newcomers, a not impossible task (recent rehauls of Chip n Dale and Scream managed to do this well enough) but one it struggles with throughout, broomstick barely hovering off the ground. Here are some reviews from our students, clients and former students.So like many fan favourite follow-ups, Hocus Pocus 2 is stuck, trapped somewhere between different times, audiences and tones, trying to do so much yet, in this instance, achieving so very little. If you are interested and would like to book a Reading, Cleanse and/or Course, please don’t hesitate to contact our assistant Loki at +44 74 0181 0105 or via email at be We started our business in Kerrisdale, Vancouver, BC however we have now expanded to Europe as well and our head office is now located in Belfast, UK. So come in, stay a spell and reclaim the personal power that is your birthright. Let our team help you find the sense of peace that has been missing for so long in most of our lives. Our curriculum bridges the gaps between religions and gives the practitioner back the power that has been lost. With our vast knowledge base we have been able to create a form of Magick that incorporates many forms of religious belief-structures ranging from Wicca, Voodoo, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism and many more. Our teachers are accredited and highly skilled to offer everyone the best mix of New Age / Pagan culture and cater to even the most discerning practitioner. We teach all forms of Mystical Arts coupled with Spiritual Guidance, Psychic Development and Mentoring. We have created a curriculum that is not only practical and powerful, but also allows our students to gain accurate knowledge and build a solid platform with witch to grow in effectiveness and skill. Here at Hocus & Focus our vision is to make the knowledge of our ancestors available to all who seek it. Greetings and welcome to Hocus & Focus, Vancouver’s first school of Magical / Psychic / Spiritual Arts.
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