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A Sistah's Take on Film & Entertainment – October 2021


A Monthly review on all things film,

television, webinars, streaming, music, performing arts and entertainment.



Happy Halloween!



“Happy Halloween”

Wishing everyone a safe, fun, and spooky holiday.

Checkout these family friendly film and music suggestions.


Family Fun Movies


Twitches (2005)


1 hour 27 minutes

Fantasy/Family

TV–PG Rating

Disney Channel, Disney+, Hulu


Director: Stuart Gillard

Starring: Tia Mowry-Hardrict

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Reunited on their 21st birthday, twin sisters (Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry) use their magic powers to save their kingdom from the forces of darkness.








Twitches Too (2007)


1 hour 23 minutes

Family/Teen

TV–PG Rating

Disney Channel, Disney+, Hulu


Director: Stuart Gillard

Starring: Tia Mowry-Hardrict

Tamera Mowry-Housley


Twin sisters and twin witches Alex and Camryn didn't meet until they were 21, but their combined power managed to save their home from the forces of darkness. Since then they have been working together to strengthen their magic powers.




Halloweentown (1998)


1 hour 24 minutes

Family/Fantasy

TV-G Rating

Hulu, Disney Channel, Disney+


Director: Duwayne Dunham

Starring: Debbie Reynolds

Judith Hoag


Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown - and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal' life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world.



HalloweenTown II: Kalabar's Revenge

(2001)


1 hour 21 minutes

Fantasy/Family

TV-PG Rating

Hulu, Disney Channel, Disney+


Director: Mary Lambert

Starring: Debbie Reynolds

Judith Hoag


An angry warlock has stolen a magic spell book and plans to turn everyone into whatever costume they're wearing at midnight on Halloween. It's a race against time to get the book back and save the humans from permanent horror.



HalloweenTown High (2004)


1 hour 22 minutes

Fantasy/Family

TV–G Rating

Disney Channel, Disney+


Director: Mark A. Z. Dippe'

Starring: Debbie Reynolds

Judith Hoag


Marnie organizes a student exchange program between her mortal school and the Halloweentown High. The first students to participate in this program are a witch, a warlock, a troll and an ogre.







Return to HalloweenTown (2006)


1 hour 28 minutes

Comedy/Family

TV-PG Rating

Disney Channel, Disney+, Hulu


Director: David Jackson

Starring: Sara Paxton

Lucas Grabeel


Marnie Piper arrives at the Halloweentown University - known to everyone as Witch U. Her best friend Aneesa is a student there too, and before you can say `abracadabra' the bewitching pair find themselves in magical mischief and mayhem.