Practical Magic

Directed by Griffin Dunne, this film blends romance and folklore into a story about sisters who inherit not just a family tradition, but a lingering curse. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman bring contrasting energies that give the film it's center, one grounded and cautious, the other impulsive and searching. Beneath the spells and spectacle lies a quieter idea about love and inevitability, and whether anyone can truly escape their history. The tone shifts between whimsical and melancholic, never fully settling, which gives it it's peculiar charm.