Hocus Pocus 2

"Hocus Pocus 2 should make fans of all generations happy, paying tribute to the original and adding some gentle updating..."

"Like many fan favourite follow-ups, Hocus Pocus 2 is stuck, trapped somewhere between different times, audiences and tones..."

"It’s even better than the original. Midler, Parker and Najimy are... having so much fun it’s hard not to join them."

"While it doesn’t say anything new or bring in big surprises, it’s certainly a fine choice for a popcorn flick."

"Why mess with a good thing when you can simply recreate it?"

"When shall we three meet again? With all due respect to Midler and company, how about never?"

"As the lip-smacking, incantation-hurling Winifred, Midler gorges herself anew on the scenery and sometimes blasts it with lightning bolts."

"Peak... gives wannabe witch Becca just the right blend of fragility and strength."

"A follow-up that fans may begrudgingly concede is better than the original."

"At an hour and 43 minutes, Hocus Pocus 2 is definitely too long. But still I can’t be that mad that the witches are back; they still cast quite the spell."

"Hocus Pocus 2 captures the memories of the original yet doesn’t retread the exact same ground."

"Wokus Pokus more like, but diverting, honourable twaddle for all that."

"The central trio of Midler, Parker, and Najimy fail to recapture the gleeful chaos of the first outing."

"This is just as unevenly plotted as the original, lacks even the element of surprise, and is not by any reasonable standard “good”."

"Outside of the Sanderson dynamic, Hocus Pocus 2 struggles a bit more, though not for lack of effort."