West of Memphis – I have been obsessed with this case for years and I’ve been wanting to watch this documentary for awhile. Peter Jackson’s West of Memphis is such a fantastic, comprehensive account of The West Memphis Three and I knew that he would do a great job making it an engaging viewing experience. It isn’t available for free anywhere, but it’s only $2.99 to rent and I highly recommend it whether you’re new to the case or not. (5/5 stars)
Willy’s Wonderland – I literally preordered a blu ray of this and also spent $20 to rent it as soon as it dropped. This movie is silent Nicolas Cage meets Five Nights at Freddy’s and it was just as off the rails as you’d expect it to be. I definitely won’t call it a quality film, but if you want to watch Nicolas Cage do his thing on a bunch of evil animatronics for an hour and a half, you won’t be disappointed. (3.5/5 stars)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – If I had to pick my most disappointing movie of the year, this one would be it. I loved The Conjuring and the second movie is one of my all-time favorites, so I was super excited to watch this as soon as it came out. Imagine my surprise when I realized it was a movie that took the Satanic Panic seriously and made it into a horror movie. This installment was infinitely less scary than the first two and I really didn’t understand the choice of villain. It’s not surprising that this one is the lowest rated in the trilogy by a full star on IMDB. (2.5/5 stars)
Primer – If The Conjuring was my most disappointing of the year, Primer is the most disappointing of the past five. I have been dying to see this movie ever since I got into timey wimey movies a few years ago. After waiting forever for it to be free to stream, I finally spent money to rent it and… meh. I was honestly bored out of my mind wit this one. I cannot believe the hype this gets online. If you’re looking for a quality time bending thriller, definitely check out Triangle or Coherence. (1.5/5 stars)
Black Mountain Side – My husband let me pick the movie the other night. Big mistake. Huge! We actually gave up on this one 15 minutes from the end because it became so ridiculous. When I tell you there’s a taxidermy deer monster god creature with a bad imitation Vin Diesel voice… This movie is not it. RIP the $2.99 I spent on this. (1/5 stars)
WandaVision – I finally got around to watching WandaVision and I am SO GLAD I finally did it. The first couple episodes really didn’t do it for me, but once things started getting weird, I was hooked. I loved it so much! I can’t really say anything without spoiling it for the five people who still haven’t watched, but you want to watch this if you haven’t already! (4/5 stars)
Shadow and Bone – Of course I absolutely binged Shadow and Bone the second it hit my Netflix account! I was extremely skeptical of how they would be able to combine Six of Crows with the original trilogy and, although I didn’t love the way the Crows fit in, I enjoyed the show so much anyway. I absolutely adored the Darkling and Alina! I’m aggravated that the people who only watch the show will never understand why so many people hate Mal, but at least he isn’t a complete piece of soggy bread anymore. (4/5 stars)
Any Halloween recs?
