Got a few Halloween leftovers for November and they're not the kind you want to serve up again. Linked titles will take you to a trailer.
Gatchaman Progress
Episodes watched this month: 2
Currently up to: 65
Streaming
Don't know why they couldn't have called this season 2 but here we are. Just
like the first season, there's plenty to enjoy for fans of all ages. Kids will
like the funny LEGO characters and action while older fans will get a kick out
of the inside jokes and seeing "what if" versions of popular characters. And
you get LEGO Jaxxon! IYKYK.
Movies
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They See You (2021, Amazon)
I'm a sucker for movies featuring an amusement park or board games. Had I
watched the trailer, I probably would have passed on this. The thing that's
supposed to make you want to watch the movie isn't even that interesting. The
board game is just a different way to summon the bad thing instead of the
usual evil book. If you're going to have a board game, there should be some
kind of game element to getting rid of them. It's a little uneven in that sometimes it feels like Goosebumps and sometimes you get gore that's definitely not in that age range. If this hasn't sold you so far,
there's an extremely awkward teen make out scene that made me uncomfortable to
watch.
Rating: 3/10
A bunch of horny high school graduates spend the night in a furniture store to
do what horny teens do and...play hide and seek? What they don't know is
there's an uninvited guest to their party. The acting is terrible, the
majority of it is poorly lit, but at least there's some nudity. And the
killer's motive is pretty out there for the time the movie was made.
Rating: 2/10, but probably a fun group watch
Fairest of them All (2025, Peacock)
The Mad Hatter kidnaps several fairy tale princesses and forces them to fight
each other to the death with the winner becoming his wife. It's a fun idea but
it doesn't seem like they had the budget to do it well. It gives 90s direct to
video sleaze-lite. Most of the movie takes place in what I can only assume are
abandoned buildings by the graffiti on the walls, which okay I get it, you
don't have a lot of money but it totally kills any fantasy vibes. There's some
interesting twists to the princesses having "powers" but most of them could
have used some kind of stage combat lesson.
Rating: 3/10
*Wicked (2024, Amazon)
I'm glad we re-watched this before seeing the second part. With it fresh in
mind, I was able to catch a lot of the call backs and themes that I definitely
would not remember from the one time I saw it a year ago.
Rating: 8/10
Wicked: For Good (2025)
I don't know what's been more interesting to watch: this movie or the
discourse on Threads and how many people don't get this is a separate thing
from the '39 Wizard of Oz or them arguing whether it's a sequel to Wicked or
just the second half. Anyway, just like the first, the performances are
fantastcial and there is some truly magical CGI that reminds you that CGI can
be used for eye candy and help tell the story. I think this one suffers a bit
from not having the girls together as much but that's obviously a big part of
the story.
Rating: 8/10
Pilgrim (2019, Hulu)
Part of Hulu's "Into the Dark" holiday horror anthology series, which I just
found out is a thing so now I'm going to have to watch more of these as their
time of year rolls around. This one was weird but in a good way. It doesn't
make sense when I say it but the best way to describe it is a slow burn home
invasion because the family doesn't realize it until it's too late. After some
of the junk I started this month with, this was very entertaining.
Rating: 7/10
When We Went MAD! (2025, Amazon)
This doc about the history of Mad Magazine felt a little slow out of the gate
but once it got to a certain point, it took off and was a great watch. It was
also fun to see and learn about the people who made up the "usual gang of
idiots." The celebrity bits are sprinkled throughout keeping the main focus on the book and staff. There's no doubt Mad is the long reigning king of satire mags
but as a kid, I was always more drawn to Cracked and Crazy. If you were ever a fan, it's definitely worth a watch.
This Month
New: 6 Rewatch: 1
Year to Date
New: 77 Rewatch: 10
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