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First Viewing Viewing Date: November 28th Via: Netflix Plot: A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home. Rating: 4.4/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 27th Via: Stan. Plot: A desperate single mother moves with her three children into the notorious, supposedly haunted, real-life Amityville house to try and use its dark powers to cure her comatose son. Things go horribly wrong. Rating: 5.2/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 26th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A teen comes into possession of a new laptop and soon discovers that the previous owner is not only watching him, but will also do anything to get it back. Rating: 6.1/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 17th Via: Netflix Plot: An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions. Rating: 5.2/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 16th Via: iTunes Store Plot: Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne. Rating: 7.8/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 15th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead. Rating: 3.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 14th Via: Netflix Plot: A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window. Rating: 6.7/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 14th Via: Cinema Plot: Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Rating: 7.8/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 13th Via: iTunes Plot: A man who would never cheat is asked by the woman he loves to have sex with someone else to save their relationship - a compromise which may ultimately destroy them, as love becomes corroded by jealousy. Rating: 6.5/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 5th Via: Netflix Plot: In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again. Rating: 6.6/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: October 30th Via: Cinema Plot: A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up. Rating: 8.0/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: October 29th Via: Netflix Plot: Ito (Joe Taslim), a gangland enforcer, caught amidst a treacherous and violent insurrection within his Triad crime family upon his return home from a stint abroad. Rating: 7.3/10

Viewed: Season 1

So this show kind of emerged out of nowhere, like most of the best Netflix shows. Coming from new horror wunderkind standout Mike Flanagan (Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus), this show is nothing like I expected - and it's all the better for it. Rather than a more generic horror series, the show takes its time developing all of the characters into three-dimensional human beings, and the result is actually more poignant and sad than outright scary. In fact, the scariness takes a backseat to the drama, though there are certainly some amazing set-pieces, and the make-up and SFX work is top-notch. Although not always fast-paced or engaging, it is rewarding because it takes its time. Indeed, the payoff for certain things gave me goosebumps, particularly once things kicked into high gear at the end the fifth episode, and then the sixth is comprised of extended single takes. The finale too... Wow. This show creeped me out and moved me. It must be seen.

Viewed: Part 2

The most interesting and agreeable thing about Part 2 of Making a Murderer is that the filmmakers acknowledge the complaints about the first season pertaining to leaving out certain pieces of evidence against Steven Avery. We then get to watch Avery's new lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, absolutely deconstruct the evidence that several online commentators said proved Avery was guilty. Moreover, we get to watch Zellner deconstruct EVERY piece of evidence used by the prosecution in Avery's original trial. This made Part 2 more engaging than the previous season, though it's every bit as infuriating. I was admittedly reluctant going into Part 2 knowing that Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, are still in prison, but the post-conviction efforts are absorbing to watch despite the foregone conclusion. Especially if you were a fan of the first season and have an interest in the case, this is essential viewing.

First Viewing Viewing Date: October 19th Via: iTunes Store Plot: When a drifter befriends a quirky mortician, an unlikely business partnership is formed. Paranoia soon develops, however, and both men are forced to come to terms with the fragility of friendship and loyalty. Rating: 7.2/10