Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)

Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001)

The three young witches, dim Marnie (Kimberly J. Brown), obnoxious and foolish Dylan (Joseph Zimmerman), and the only character in the film that shouldn’t be squashed by Godzilla’s twin, Sophie (Emily Roeske), live with their delusional mother (Judith Hoag) and vacuous Grandmother (Debbie Reynolds).  When a “hip” boy (Daniel Kountz) says hello, Marnie calmly gives

Halloweentown High (2004)

Halloweentown High (2004)

With a portal now permanently open between Halloweentown and Earth, Marnie “Cromwell” Piper (Kimberly J. Brown), with the help of her mother (Judith Hoag) and grandmother (Debbie Reynolds), hosts a group of monster exchange students to a human high school.  However, the students are put in danger by unknown individuals who want to steal the

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Hocus Pocus (1993)

An annoying teen (Omri Katz), who dislikes Halloween because the script says so, accidentally resurrects the witchy Sanderson sisters Winifred, Mary, and Sarah (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker). With the aid of his obnoxious little sister (a prepubescent Thora Birch), and a love interest who’s only along for the ride, he must stop

Return to Halloweentown (2006)

Return to Halloweentown (2006)

Teen witch Marnie “Cromwell” Piper (Sara Paxton) heads off to college in Halloweentown, where evil forces plan to use her to enslave the friendly monsters.  But first, Marnie must deal with bitchy college girls and other things that reach new heights of banality. The fourth outing in the Halloweentown franchise (Halloweentown, Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge,

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders.  There he discovers secret plots, a beautiful girl (Christina Ricci), and stories of a headless horseman (Christopher Walken).  But the horseman isn’t a legend, but a ghost, and he has more heads to chop off before he’s done. Quick Review:

Under Wraps (1997)

Under Wraps (1997)

Three kids, Marchall (Mario Yedidia), Gilbert (Adam Wylie), and Amy (Clara Bryant), accidentally awaken a mummy by exposing it to moonlight shortly before Halloween.  Harold, the Mummy, is a kindly and child-like monster who needs to be back in his sarcophagus before midnight on Halloween or he will lose his soul. An unimaginative, but harmless

Van Helsing (2004)

Van Helsing (2004)

Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels to Transylvania to defeat Dracula (Richard Roxburgh).  He joins up with Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), whose family has fought Dracula for centuries, and they find themselves surrounded by vampires, werewolves, the Frankenstein Monster (Shuler Hensley), and assorted other evils. What do you get when you combine exceptionally skilled filmmakers, a