For many fans, the new Hocus Pocus film doesn’t hit like the original. Some blame the lack of camp, while others feel it’s missing real connections to the original movie. Well, we’ve learned that Hocus Pocus 2 did have plans to include a legacy character; sadly, it never happened. In a new interview with The […]
Hocus Pocus: A Masterclass in Camp
EJ Moreno revisits the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus – a masterclass in camp… To celebrate the Hocus Pocus sequel currently on Disney+, I wanted to take a look at the Disney Halloween classic. While it’s hard to call a film from 1993 that now sits around 38% on Rotten Tomatoes a “classic,” there’s something to […]
Thora Birch is not returning for Hocus Pocus 2
While Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are returning as the Sanderson Sisters in the Disney+ sequel Hocus Pocus 2, one of its original stars will not be returning. Entertainment Weekly reported Thora Birch, who played the young Dani Dennison, will not appear due to scheduling conflicts. Birch was asked to star in Hocus Pocus […]
Movie Review – 13 Minutes (2021)
13 Minutes, 2021. Directed by Lindsay Gossling. Starring Trace Adkins, Thora Birch, Peter Facinelli, Anne Heche, William Peltz, Amy Smart, Paz Vega, Yancey Arias, Tokala Black Elk, Davi Santos, Laura Spencer, Sofia Vassilieva, Allyson Cristofaro, Gabriel Jarret, James Austin Kerr, and Shaylee Mansfield. SYNOPSIS: Four families in a Heartland town are tested in a single […]
The Addams Family reboot Wednesday adds Thora Birch and more
Having already brought on You and Yes Day actress Jenna Ortega in the title role alongside Luis Guzman as Gomez and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Netflix’s Tim Burton-produced The Addams Family reboot Wednesday has now filled out its supporting cast. Joining the new live-action series are Thora Birch as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, Riki […]
Emilia Clarke is Above Suspicion in trailer for new Phillip Noyce thriller
Madman Films has released a new trailer for the thriller Above Suspicion. Based on Joe Sharkey’s nonfiction book of the same name, the film is directed by Phillip Noyce (Salt, Rabbit-Proof Fence) and sees Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) leading a cast that includes Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Thora Birch (American Beauty) and Johnny Knoxville […]
Movie Review – The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco, 2019. Directed by Joe Talbot. Starring Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, Danny Glover, Mike Epps, Mari Kearney, Tonya Glanz, Thora Birch, and Finn Wittrock. SYNOPSIS: A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind. Director Joe Talbot […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco, 2019. Directed by Joe Talbot. Starring Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, Danny Glover, Mike Epps, Mari Kearney, Tonya Glanz, Thora Birch, and Finn Wittrock. SYNOPSIS: A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind. The prospect of […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits, 2019. Directed by Lucky McKee. Starring Thora Birch, Caitlin Stasey, Macon Blair and Sasha Frolova. SYNOPSIS: Chloe is a single mother in a clandestine relationship with her neighbour Alex that even her daughter knows nothing about. But when her sister Sadie comes back home after a long unexplained absence, a grim incident from […]
First look at Thora Birch’s Gamma from The Walking Dead season 10
Following the news from San Diego Comic-Con that Thora Birch (American Beauty, Ghost World) has been cast in the tenth season of The Walking Dead, AMC has released a first look at the actress as Gamma, a Whisperer and loyal follower of their sadistic leader Alpha; take a look here… SEE ALSO: The Walking Dead […]