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1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Warner Bros. Pictures / Associated Press

   Movie review: ‘Practical Magic 2’ should have stuck to original spell book (opens the original)

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   Getting a sequel greenlit nearly 30 years after the original movie floundered upon its release likely required a stroke of magic. 1998's “Practical Magic,” led by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the Owens family witches, eventually became a cult classic, finding its footing with a home video release and subsequently, streaming services and social media. So 28 years later, the original stars are back, the midnight margaritas return and even the iconic coastal Massachusetts home at the hea

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2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Warner Bros. Pictures / Associated Press

   Movie review: ‘The End of Oak Street’ is a gonzo good time (opens the original)

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   At the end of the block in David Robert Mitchell’s “The End of Oak Street” is a cul-de-sac with a telephone pole in the middle and wires radiating out like the cables of a big top. It’s a fitting touch for a breakneck, carnivalesque movie made with throwback showmanship. Summer movies, of course, are not known for lacking in circus-like mayhem. But much of the pastiche delight of the 1980s-set “The End of Oak Street,” a mid-August surprise, is how it absorbs an Amblin-style blockbust

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