90'S GRAB BAG: Practical Magic (1998)
“I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.”
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of grief, witchcraft, loss, death, murder, reanimation, possession.
This week we’re tackling a rom-com cult classic that’s as integral to fall as pumpkin spice lattes. And just like those delicious confections, this movie is a little bit sweet, and a little bit spicy. And no, it isn’t perfect by any means; in fact it’s kind of a mess. But when you have two giant movie stars like Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock having an impossibly huge amount of fun, and a really strong supporting cast, it’s hard to not make a decent movie. Now we just have to imagine what could have been if the studio wasn’t so scared of making a genuinely cute but spooky movie. Grab your hats and brooms and get ready to scare the townsfolk as we discuss Practical Magic this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive..
Excerpt taken from “Practical Magic” from the motion picture soundtrack to the film Practical Magic, written and composed by Alan Silvestri. Copyright 1998 Reprise Records, a Time Warner Company.
Excerpt taken from the film Practical Magic is © 1998 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Excerpt taken from “Bitter Sweet Symphony” written by Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards, and Mick Jagger and performed by The Verve. Copyright 1997 VC Records Ltd.
