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 Happy Halloween everyone!  I hope you get too have lots of good treats, watch a scary movie, and enjoy the day. After everything that has been going on this year, let's take a break for one day and get some normalcy into our lives. I think Halloween might be just the thing we need (knock on wood), and I really hope you guys have a fun time today! Oh yeah, and apparently there will be a full moon out tonight, so watch out for werewolves. Happy Halloween!

The Queen's Gambit A Fantastic Show I'm a fan of chess, I'm a fan of Anya Taylor-Joy, and I'm a fan of film. What do you get when you mix the three? Something incredible. The Queen's Gambit follow Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) an orphan who learns chess from her orphanage's Janitor, Mr. Shaibel (Bill Camp). Turns out Beth is a prodigy. She excels at Chess and after getting adopted she starts to compete in tournaments. The acting is great, the portrayal of chess is pretty well done, and the show is just plain entertaining. It is a bit slow and that can throw some people off, but for me the show mastered its slower pace and outdid itself. Longtime readers of this blog might have noticed I'm somewhat of a fan of Anya Taylor-Joy. She is quickly becoming one of my favorite actresses performing today. She owns her character and completely embodies her. In my opinion it's a flawless performance. The remaining cast all stood out in there own way and everyone pla

Rebecca Movie Review A Well Made Film But Could Have Been Better This adaptation of Rebecca is all right based off of what I know of the story. Though it it hard to live up to Hitchcock. I'm going to keep it simple and quote from IMDB for the synopsis, " After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), a newly married young woman (Lily James) arrives at Manderley, her new husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast. Naive and inexperienced, she begins to settle into the trappings of her new life, but finds herself battling the shadow of Maxim's first wife, the elegant and urbane Rebecca, whose haunting legacy is kept alive by Manderley's sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas). Written by Netflix " The cinematography and the color scheme are good. Lily James seems to fit her role well and so does Armie Hammer. However there is something that is a bit off. I can't exactly put

 2020 Halloween Playlist Well, it's that time of year again! It's time for the Halloween Playlist! I swear this is becoming a tradition around here. So, like each year, I build on the list from the previous years. Maybe you'll find something to add to your Halloween playlist this year too!

 Happy (Fingers Crossed) October Everyone! Let's Kick Off This Spooky Month With Betty Boop! See, I've already matched the number of posts from last month! But anyways guys happy October and lets hope something bad doesn't happen this month... I'm going to knock on wood for that one... But since I'm going to be posting more this month, I thought I'd kick of the celebration of horror with none other than, Betty Boop!  "What the hell does Betty Boop have to do with horror?" You may be asking yourself right now. Well friend, just a few months ago I would have thought the same thing, but then, I actually watched a few of the old cartoons. And yeah, they're basically horror. I was pretty surprised to find this out, but hey it was very entertaining. If you like old school cartoons you might enjoy Betty Boop. If you're a horror fan and a bit skeptical that Betty Boop doesn't fit the October spirit, just watch these cartoons: But anyways guys, I