Welcome back to another spooky episode! This week we watched Practical Magic (1998), starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. It was critically panned when released but now a cult Halloween classic and it's mixed bag of romance/ comedy/fantasy/family drama/horror. The real winner for us is Nicole Kidman’s hair stylist, who gives us the curtain bangs of our dreams, and the real loser is not calling a lawyer when you’re involved in a crime.

We’re also discussing our experiences with games and gaming culture, coming from two people who don’t have a huge amount of experience in this area except for playing The Sims, Animal Crossing and Tetris. We watched Free Guy (2021), a fun comedy starring Ryan Reynolds in which he plays a NPC who discovers he is living in a video game.  We also talk about Monster Hunter (2020), based on the popular game of the same name. 

We also mention House of The Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel due to come out in early 2022. We left the GOT finale feeling underwhelmed but that won’t stop us from checking out the premier for this new series.

In addition, Disney released a trailer for their upcoming animated film Encanto and we can’t wait - directed by Bryan Howard (Zootopia, Tangled) and music by Lin Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana). Seems like a formula for success to us! 

**This podcast contains spoilers for Practical Magic (1998)

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