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FilmWeek: ‘Practical Magic 2,’ ‘Hope,’ ‘The Uprising’ and more!
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock star in Practical Magic 2, directed by Susanne Bier.
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The topic:
Larry Mantle is joined by our FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire and Katie Walsh to review this week's biggest film releases, including Practical Magic 2, the sequel to the 1998 cozy-cult classic, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sister witches. They’ll also talk about the Watts set drama If I Go Will They Miss Me and the documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, about the Gallagher brothers’ reunion tour.
The films:
- Practical Magic 2, Wide Release
- Hope, Wide Release
- The Uprising, Wide Release
- If I Go Will They Miss Me, AMC Century City | Expands to more theaters Sept. 18
- Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, In Select Theaters
- Runner, In Select Theaters
- Black Zombie, Landmark Nuart Theatre [West L.A.]
- Call My Agent! The Movie, Streaming on Netflix
- This is Buzz, Brain Dead Studios [Fairfax District], The Frida Cinema [Santa Ana], &The Arts Theatre Long Beach
The critics:
- Christy Lemire, film critic for LAist, and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ YouTube and podcast series
- Katie Walsh, film critic at the Tribune News Service and L.A. Times
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