Almost thirty years after Practical Magic, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as Sally and Gillian Owens — older, wiser, and carrying the weight of everything their family has passed down.

In this episode of Movies I Give a Fork About, AJ looks at why Practical Magic 2 works as more than a nostalgic return to the Owens women. Beneath the witches, curses, spells and fabulous coats is a story about grief, motherhood, female power, and the emotional inheritance passed from one generation to the next.

AJ explores the film’s distinctly female lens, the enduring chemistry between Bullock and Kidman, and the idea of magic as a metaphor for the parts of ourselves we are taught to fear or suppress. She also considers where the screenplay loses some of its subtlety — and why the emotional story of the Owens women ultimately proves far more compelling than the film’s more conventional supernatural conflict.

Because sometimes the hardest spell to break is the one a family has been casting for generations without even knowing it.

🍴 Movies I Give a Fork About

Movies don’t get stars — they get forks.

Hosted by AJ Jones, this podcast cuts through hype, marketing, and awards buzz to answer one simple question:

Is this movie actually worth your time?

🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

📸 Follow on Instagram: @moviesigiveaforkabout

🌐 Podcast site: giveaforkmovies.com

New episodes drop when a movie earns a fork.