It’s gen X nostalgia in full swing. I’m with my sister, who’s dressed in a floral maxi dress and slim-knit cardigan, surrounded by satin baby-dolls and goth-light outfits worn by the tattooed gen Zees and witchTok millennials. Three generations all queuing for Practical Magic 2 in gleeful anticipation, after a gap of 27 years.
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock reprising their roles as the Owens sisters: tick. Seasoned female director Susanne Bier behind the camera: tick. The brilliant Dianne Wiest and the legend that is Stockard Channing back in the saddle as the aunts, Jet and Franny: tick.