The Witch:
I don't usually expect much from a horror movie in early January mostly you get bad scares and just the feeling of being cheated by the studio. It mostly is just bad schlock made to get an easy buck from the consumer who has lowered slandered at that time of year. Now when I saw the trailer for the witch I knew that this was going to be something else completely. The film is more like a Gothic horror then a ghost story with all manner of other elements built in. It surrounds a family in the early colonial days who set off away from the fort they were living at to build a new life for themselves. It slowly becomes aware to the family and to the audience that something is wrong in the woods around where the family is living. They begin to suspect that the oldest daughter Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy) is somehow connected to the strange goings on in the woods around them, The film build the tension up until the climactic scene which you will have to watch for yourself to find out the truth behind the witch.
This film is brilliant and is the best horror movie of 2016. It is truly a remarkable film that makes you truly want to invest in characters who you literately share nothing with in real life. It also shows you how truly less can be more in a horror movie. The films mood is also amazingly well set from moment one until the ending that will leave you breathless.
Fenix vs King Cuerno Ladder Match for Gift of the Gods Championship S02E06:
The blow off match two a series can be really important in solidifying a feud between two wrestlers. It's always good to have the two wrestlers build upon each match and have something a little more pressing on the line. For this series between Fenix and Cuerno it bookends really nicely by opening with the gift of the gods championship being on the line and it ending with it being back on the line. The first match was a normal match with just the belt on the line. The second match was the last Luchador standing match which can be found in a early post. This match however was not only for the championship but it was also a ladder match. The two Luchadors had already shown amazing performances but also had shown improvement as well from season one. This match was the perfect way to finish out this feud the two of them were risking everything to get the belt not only the belt itself but also their well being. As we have said before you can fall off of a ladder and its pretty hard to fake that. The two performers are incredible and give it their all while the crowd goes crazy in the process.
Gravity Falls:
All good things must come to an end and this year we said goodbye to the pines family in the very emotional end to a great little animated show. Gravity falls is a show that is not only made for children but also made for adults as well. The children will enjoy the wacky antics but the parents will get something much deeper out of it as well. The show follows the Dipper and Mable pines two kids on vacation visiting their Grunkle Stan in the woods at his tourist trap the mystery shack. Soon after arriving the two kids start to discover not all is what it seems in the town of Gravity Falls. They being to piece together a large mystery and in the process get into all sorts of adventures.
The show is a prime example of what children's television should be today. The only episode I can pick is the last because it took place in 2016. However it is a great end to a show that makes you just want to stand up and cheer for the Pines twins.
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