1:00 PM EST

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys

Division games are always tough, and the Commanders are trying to bounce back from last week. Both the Commanders and Cowboys will be returning significant players back in Week 5 with Brian Robinson Jr and Dak Prescott. Before both come back the Cowboys will be leaning on Cooper Rush to lead them to another victory. Look for the Cowboys to be aggressive as they will get Michael Gallup and Dalton Schultz back in the lineup. The Commanders will be looking to get the running back going with Antonio Gibson and that will lead to opening up the passing game. Wentz has Scary Terry and Curtis Samuel who can get open at any moment for six. The Cowboys have the duel threat running backs of Elliott and Pollard so it can be a long day for the Commanders. The Cowboys also have Micah Parsons who’s always hungry for a sack as well.

Score Prediction: Cowboys Win (28 – 13)

Chicago Bears at New York Giants

The Giants are coming off a bad loss to the Dallas Cowboys and will be looking to rebound against the Bears. Saquon Barkley has looked like the best running back in the game again and the Giants will move the way that Barkley moves. The Giants lost Sterling Shephard and will be looking to see who can step up for them in the receiving core between James, Toney, and Golladay. The Bears need to show that they can throw the ball. Justin Fields has not been able to get the passing game going and with David Montgomery out this will need to be the Fields game. It was great to see Herbert come in and help out with the running game but Fields will need to throw the ball. The Bears have had trouble moving the ball and today they need to change that. The Bear’s defense has been very good this year but we will see how they fair against Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley today.

Score Prediction: Giants Win (24 – 17)

Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions

The Lions will be without DeAndre Swift and Amon-Ra St Brown today. Both are two of their dominant players on the offensive side of the ball and they will look for Williams and that receiving core to step up. The Lions have a good leader in Jared Goff and he will need to lean on his decision making to make the best of the game. The Seahawks have Geno Smith who’s been playing with some confidence. Geno still has the playmakers with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett to lean on so look for this to be a back-and-forth type game.

Score Prediction: Seahawks Win (17 – 14)

New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to get this offense going ASAP. Mitch Trubisky will need to get the ball to his playmakers Johnson, Claypool, Harris, and Pickins. If he can get the ball to them then anything is possible in this one as the Jets have struggled on the defensive end. With the Jets, they will be getting their number one quarterback Zack Wilson back in this one. He will be looking to get his guy Wilson involved in this one early as the Jets need this game badly.

Score Prediction: Steelers Win (24 – 10)

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts

The Titans are looking to find their offensive groove badly. It all starts with the play of Derrick Henry who’s carried this franchise for years. Ryan Tannehill will need to join in on that action as he’s trying to find his number one receiver. The coaching staff has said they want to get Treylon Burks more involved and Robert Woods has finally got back into a rhythm after his knee injury. With the Colts they’re coming off a win against the Chiefs where everything looked good. Matt Ryan finally got his throwing going and he was able to make the best of the situation. With Pittman Jr and Taylor leading the way with him on the offense this should be a tough matchup between the two teams that everyone expected to be on the top of the division.

Score Prediction: Colts Win (23 – 14)

Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans

The Chargers got Justin Herbert back on the field last week against the Jags. The only issue is the fact that you can tell that he was still hurting from the rib injury suffered against the Chiefs. The Chargers will be leaning on Mike Williams a lot as the stud receiver Allen is still out with a hamstring injury. This is one of those games where Austin Eckler is going to need to show up as well. The Texans are up and down but with the addition of the presence of Damian Pierce last week it’s starting to look promising. The Texans have Mills and they will be force feeding Brandin Cooks as he’s the lone receiver that can get it done. The Chargers are without Joey Bosa as he injured his groin and will be out extended time.

Score Prediction: Chargers Win (28 – 21)

Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons led by Marcus Marriota will be trying to take care of business against the Browns. It will help that they will be having Patterson in the lineup who’s re-invented himself as a true running back. The Falcons also have London and Pitts so if they can get open against that Brown’s defense it could be a long day. The Browns are without Myles Garrett who got hurt in a car accident. They will need someone to step up on the defensive side against the Falcons. We know that Jacoby Brissett is going to get things going for them in the passing game with Amari Cooper so this could be an interesting game offensively. The Browns have the reliable Nick Chubb who’s been a force all season long so far so look for him to continue that in this game with Kareem Hunt alongside him.

Score Prediction: Browns Win (24 – 21)

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles have one of the best quarterbacks in the game in Jalen Hurts. Look for Hurts to hurt the Jags in the air and on the ground with ease. Jalen Hurts will be having his number one target AJ Brown in this game and don’t forget Smith who’s emerged early in the season as well. The Jags have looked really good this season with James Robinson looking like the comeback player of the year right now. Trevor Lawrence has been getting the ball out at an elite clip to his receivers, especially Christian Kirk. If the Jags are going to win they will need to slow down Hurts as Coach Pederson will be back in Philly for the revenge game.

Score Prediction: Jaguars Win (23 – 20)

Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens

This should be the game of the week as the Bills and Ravens have high powered offenses. It will be Josh Allen vs Lamar Jackson as we find out who will come out on top in the MVP conversation. The Bills have lost some defensive pieces and it will make it tougher to contain Jackson when he can beat you with his arm and legs. The Ravens will need their receiving core to show up today in a big way to help number 8 on the field. The defense will be in trouble with Allen but you just have to try and contain him. Allen can throw and run the ball as well so with that being said it could be a shootout in this one with Diggs waiting to feast in Baltimore.

Score Prediction: Ravens Win (34 – 28)

4:05 PM EST

Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers

This will be the matchup of the Sooner quarterbacks with Kyler Murray going against Baker Mayfield. The Panthers will need to figure out how to get the ball in the hands of McCaffrey a lot more as they’re trying to get back to a winning record. The Panthers have to use their wide receivers as well with Moore and Anderson needing to get some more touches too. The Cardinals will be getting Moore back as he will be making his debut and that should help the receiving core on the Cardinals. Murray is a special talent that can get the job done on his own but look for James Connor to come in and take some pressure away. The Cardinals have a better defense and that should help them prevail.

Score Prediction: Cardinals Win (31 – 17)

4:25 PM EST

Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders will be looking to get in the winning column finally as they come into this one 0-3. Look for Derek Carr to get his big money receivers involved early today (Waller/Adams). They have a great running back in Josh Jacobs that they will need to use as well to mix things up. Russell Wilson will have to get going as the Broncos fans are waiting to see the Russell Wilson from Seattle show up. Wilson has great running backs with Williams and Gordon so they will have to help him out in this one, especially with Crosby coming in to try and sack Wilson. Both teams have some challenges on the defensive end and it may come down to whoever makes the mistake first and the other team capitalizes.

Score Prediction: Raiders Win (27 – 14)

New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers

This should be an ugly game with Mac Jones out for the Patriots. The Patriots will be putting Hoyer out there the longtime veteran who will be depending on the running game to help him (Harris/Stevenson). The Packers have the better offensive players in this game as they have Jones/Dillion who can run all over you. Also, the Packers have been able to get Lazard going so look for the Packers to steamroll the Patriots who don’t have a true identity right now as a unit.

Score Prediction: Packers Win (27 – 9)

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

“Hocus Pocus 2” is a haunting sequel to the Halloween classic which brings back the delightfully wicked Sanderson sisters for more comedic mayhem. “Hocus Pocus 2” stars Bette Midler (“The First Wives Club,” “Beaches”), Sarah Jessica Parker (“Sex and the City,” “Divorce”), and Kathy Najimy (“Sister Act,” “Younger”), and is directed by Anne Fletcher (“Dumplin,’” “The Proposal”).

Also stars Whitney Peak (“Gossip Girl”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lilia Buckingham (“Dirt”), Froy Gutierrez (“Teen Wolf”), Tony Hale (“Veep”), Sam Richardson (“The Tomorrow War”), Doug Jones (“The Shape of Water”), and Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”).

*Before we get into this review I’d like to issue a spoiler warning, as I will not tell you everything that has happened in this movie but I will highlight key plot points so watch the film before the review. You’ve been warned.

The beginning of this sequel takes us back to Salem in 19– the origin of the wicked Sanderson sisters after the oldest sister rejects an arranged marriage to (blank) that the towns (Blank) have ordered to take place, a mob of the towns villagers gather at Sanderson’s door and shock that she would speak back to a man. The (Blank) threatens to take away

We see the Sanderson sisters as young girls, living in the Pilgrim community. As Winnie (Taylor Henderson) stomps furiously through the town after refusing the local clergyman, Reverend Traske (Tony Hale) who has decided that since the Sanderson parents are dead, Winnie must marry a young man from the village and the younger girls will be sent to live with another family. The girls run away to the forbidden forest, where they meet a very glamorous witch (Waddingham) who gives them one of the key props from the first movie, the book of spells with a human eyeball on the cover that really opens, and, I guess, sees.

Using Book for the first time to cast a curse on Reverend Traske setting his house ablaze, this was the start of what would be known as the most powerful coven in Salem’s history. In the present day, we follow two Salem teenagers, Becca (Whitney Peak) and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo). Who accidentally brings the witchy Sanderson sisters back to life while performing their yearly Halloween night ritual, it turns out the local magic store owner Gilbert (Richardson) gave them the other key prop from the first movie, a black candle. As he wanted to revive the sister after seeing the sisters flying in the sky back in 1993 and follow them to the graveyard where they met their demise in the original.

(L-R): Belissa Escobedo as Izzy and Whitney Peak as Becca in Disney's live-action HOCUS POCUS 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(L-R): Belissa Escobedo as Izzy and Whitney Peak as Becca in Disney’s live-action HOCUS POCUS 2, Photo by Matt Kennedy.

In an effort to abscond from the Sanderson’s sister and not become their next meal, Becca and Izzy lie about being adults that just look like kids because of the beauty products that promote give a women youthful look having kids souls already mixed in. This was joke was very funny because its so meta to how adult actors with youthful appearances can perform as high school students. The lie of both the girls and beauty products are brought to light after the sister caught a glance of their reflection in the mirror.

As high jinks contiunues to ensue as the girls race to stop the witches from kidnapping the town’s genial mayor (Tony Hale) and casting an immortality spell that would make them all-powerful, while also making amends with their former friend, the mayor’s daughter, Cassie (Lilia Buckingham), who has not been a part of the group lately because she’s been spending all her time with her boyfriend. We are give nods to the old movie in the form of familar faces and the power the sister have of enchanting people through song.

(L-R): Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in Disney’s live-action HOCUS POCUS 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc.

In Winifred’s quest to become the most powerful witch to enact her revenage on Salemshe loose her sister’s along the way and in order to be reunited with them she give up her power, so is this the last we’ve seen of the Sandersons or is this a trend for Disney to green light a Hocus Pocus 3 in the next 29 years?

Hocus Pocus is a cultural touchstone, following a moderately successful on its first release, it became a phenomenon on home video and cable and is now an annual tradition for many families, with parents who loved it in the ’90s sharing it with the next generation. Disney hit just the right spot between spooky and silly, with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as a sort of witchy Three Stooges. Nearly 30 years later, “Hocus Pocus 2” should make fans of all generations happy, paying tribute to the original and adding some gentle updating and some welcome diversity, subtracting some violence. It is also a little bit sweeter.

Hocus Pocus 2 is a Disney+ Original movie, now streaming exclusively on Disney+. Produced by Lynn Harris (“King Richard,” “The Shallows”), with Ralph Winter (“Hocus Pocus,” “X-Men” franchise), David Kirschner (“Hocus Pocus,” “Chucky”), and Adam Shankman (“Disenchanted,” “Hairspray”) serving as executive producers.

Check out the trailer below:

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