Sep 25, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 34 segments
Jess and Liz are here to talk about both Hocus Pocus films because SHOCKINGLY she had never seen the first one despite it being so ingrained in the halloween zeitgeist. Learn more about your ad…
I will say, to Hocus Pocus's credit, it is a bit edgier than any of the Halloweentown movies.
And they don't shut up about how the main character is a virgin, even though he's, like, a 15-year-old boy.
We just c- we just did a commentary with Ethan from Sideways on this Patreon there
... d- uh, does this work if you're coming to it as not someone that was inundated with it as a child?
It works not as much as it does to the nostalgic sense, but it works, uh, well enough.
Now why don't you like it? Why do you hate this? Why is this the worst movie in the world to you, Liz?
I will say, to Hocus Pocus's credit, it is a bit edgier than any of the Halloweentown movies.
And they don't shut up about how the main character is a virgin, even though he's, like, a 15-year-old boy.
We just c- we just did a commentary with Ethan from Sideways on this Patreon there
... d- uh, does this work if you're coming to it as not someone that was inundated with it as a child?
It works not as much as it does to the nostalgic sense, but it works, uh, well enough.
Now why don't you like it? Why do you hate this? Why is this the worst movie in the world to you, Liz?
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