Lock up your children -- the witches are back in "Hocus Pocus 2!"

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Hocus Pocus 2 weaves a moderately engaging spell

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are back 29 years after the original "Hocus Pocus." Here's who will enjoy the Disney+ sequel.

The Sanderson sisters are back! Almost thirty years ago, Hocus Pocus introduced a trio of memorable Salem witches who wreaked havoc on Halloween night when...

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Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprise their roles in the follow-up to the 1993 film about a group of kids who accidentally revive a pow...

Sarah Jessica Parker and Hannah Waddingham also star in a Halloween kids film that can’t hold candle to the charmingly boisterous original

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy return in a satisfying sequel to everyone's favorite Halloween witch flick.

Startlingly magic-free belated sequel to witchy 1993 comedy wastefully reunites stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy return as the witchy Sanderson sisters in Disney sequel 'Hocus Pocus 2.'

Unfunny, overly self-referential twaddle.

The Sanderson sisters return, bringing the same spooky humor with some modern twists.

The special effects are better. Otherwise the Sanderson Sisters are exactly as you remember them, and nearly 30 years later they are still a vibe.

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

The Sanderson sisters are back, summoned by a couple of modern day Salem teens who cast a “help our intentions manifest” spell. But the ladies require su...

Lower those expectations, fans of the original.

Despite a game cast and a more knowingly queer, female-forward approach, Hocus Pocus 2 is little more than a reanimated corpse.

If you watch one Halloween film this year, make it this batty sequel

The more Bette Midler runs amok, the better.

'Hocus Pocus 2' is a mascot appearance for the Sanderson sisters masquerading as an actual sequel to the beloved 1993 Disney classic.

★★☆☆☆Wow. The Disney+ streaming platform must really be desperate for gross regurgitated content. We’ve only just recovered from the abomination ...

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy return as witchy sisters in Disney's "Hocus Pocus 2,' an accursed sequel to the beloved 1993 film.

The sequel doesn’t hold a black flame candle to the original, but has its own bewitching qualities.

Aging may have been the witches’ worst enemy in the 1993 cult classic, but in straight-to-streaming reunion 'Hocus Pocus 2,' it doesn't hinder the film's t...

Time to snuff out every black candle out there, just for extra insurance.