By candlelight in the cemetery, four girls summon the courage to speak to the dead. Samantha’s hand tightens around Teeny’s as they sit cross-legged around Dear Johnny’s grave, attempting to summon answers about his death. For most millennial girls, this is familiar territory: the sleepover Ouija board, the dare to summon Bloody Mary, the friend obsessed with crystals or astrology.When I first saw that scene in Now & Then, I was equal parts mesmerized and spooked, but fully entranced. It didn’t feel like make-believe; it felt like permission. Soon after, I was recreating it myself. These r...

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