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January 2026

January 2 – We Bury The Dead (Theaters)

January 6 – Will Trent (ABC, Next day Hulu)

January 8 – The Traitors (Peacock)

January 8 – His & Hers (Netflix)

January 9 – People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)

January 9 – Sleepwalker (Theaters)

January 9 – Primate (Theaters)

January 16 – Night Patrol (Theaters)

January 16 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Theaters)

January 21 – The Beauty (FX, Next day Hulu)

January 21 – Queer Eye (Netflix)

January 22 – Finding Her Edge (Netflix)

January 23 – Return to Silent Hill (Theaters)

January 28 – School Spirits (Paramount+)

January 28 – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

January 30 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)

January 30 – Iron Lung (Theaters)

January 30 – Send Help (Theaters)

February 2026

February 6 – The Strangers: Chapter 3 (Theaters)

February 6 – Dracula (Theaters)

February 6 – Pillion (Theaters)

February 6 – Whistle (Theaters)

February 8 – The ‘Burbs (Peacock)

February 13 – “Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)

February 13 – GOAT (Theaters)

February 13 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)

February 18 – 56 Days (Prime)

February 20 – This is Not a Test (Theaters)

February 25 – Scrubs (ABC, next day Hulu)

February 27 – Scream 7 (Theaters)

March 2026

March 5 – Ted (Peacock)

March 6 – The Bride (Theaters)

March 6 – Peaky Blinders: The Eternal Man (Theaters, Netflix on March 20)

March 11 – Scarpetta (Prime)

March 18 – Imperfect Women (Apple TV+)

March 20 – Project Hail Mary (Theaters)

March 27 – Ready or Not: Here I Come (Theaters)

March 27 – Fantasy Life (Theaters)

March 27 – They Will Kill You (Theaters)

April 2026

April 3 – The Drama (Theaters)

April 8 – The Boys (Prime)

April 10 – Malcolm in the Middle (Hulu)

April 15 – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV+)

April 17 – The Mummy (Theaters)

April 17 – Normal (Theaters)

May 2026

May 1 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Theaters)

May 1 – Hokum (Theaters)

May 15 – Obsession (Theaters)

May 22 – I Love Boosters (Theaters)

June 2026

June 12 – Scary Movie 6 (Theaters)

June 19 – Toy Story 5 (Theaters)

July 2026

July 12 – Disclosure Day (Theaters)

July 17 – The Odyssey (Theaters)

August 2026

August 21 – Insidious: The Bleeding World (Theaters)

August 28 – The Dog Star (Theaters)

August 28 – Coyote vs. ACME (Theaters)

September 2026

September 11 – Sense and Sensibility (Theaters)

September 18 – Practical Magic 2 (Theaters)

September 18 – Play House (Theaters)

September 18 – Resident Evil (Theaters)

October 2026

October 1 – Terrifier 4 (Theaters)

October 2 – Digger (Theaters)

October 9 – Other Mommy (Theaters)

October 16 – Street Fighter (Theaters)

October 23 – Remain (Theaters)

November 2026

November 20 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Theaters)

December 2026

December 18 – Avengers: Doomsday (Theaters)

December 18 – Dune: Part Three (Theaters)

December 25 – Werewulf (Theaters)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping songs I’d love to see as horror movies into the ol’ VCR. 

Fair warning, this is going to be one of those pieces where you question how my brain works. Just roll with it. 

The other day, I was listening to my country playlist (aptly named “Yee-Haw and Howdy To Ya”) when an idea struck me. 

When you really listen to country lyrics, there are a lot of horror elements woven throughout. Ghost stories, obsession, murder, you name it. 

I started thinking about which songs would make great horror movies, and the rest is history. 

I decided to start us off with four songs today and potentially come back to this series if/when I have more ideas.

Let’s be honest, we all know I’ll probably do this again. 

However, to get us started, I’ve selected four songs that I think would be perfect candidates for the horror movie treatment. 

“Jolene” by Dolly Parton 

Okay, picture it. Jolene wakes up in a basement.  She has no recollection of how she got there and only a fuzzy recollection from a bar the night before. Jolene has been seeing someone, and he claims his relationship is on the rocks. Sure, she’s heard this before, but she thinks he really means it. Jolene slowly starts putting the pieces together as her captor walks down the stairs. It turns out Jolene’s lover’s relationship isn’t as rocky as she thought, and her lover’s partner is willing to do anything to keep her man. 

Book Samara Weaving for this STAT. 

“Mama’s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert 

After being left heartbroken and alone, Miranda decides to rebel against her prim and proper upbringing and get revenge on her ex-lover. All while raising a little hell and cutting her bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors. I’m thinking of a Grindhouse-style gore fest mixed with some Diablo Cody wit for this one. 

“Lovefool” by The Cardigans 

All Nina ever wanted was to be loved. However, one failed relationship has led to another, and she’s found herself at her wits’ end. Nina finally meets Peter and is immediately smitten until a miscommunication causes Nina to snap. She wants Peter to love her, love her…at any cost. I see this one as a horror comedy a la Radio Silence. 

“The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” by Reba McEntire*

Reba’s brother, Seth, was charged for murder and given a death sentence. Ten years after his sentence was carried out, it seems Seth might not be gone as everyone involved with his case is winding up dead. Reba’s also carrying a secret that could shake the town to its very core. Think an 80s slasher meets The Town That Dreaded Sundown. 

*I know this is a cover, but it’s the version I always think of. 

No one does god awful “old” makeup like the 90s.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping evil children into the ol’ VCR. 

Listen, I love kids. I would love to adopt children at some point. 

The catch is, I also watch a LOT of horror movies. And, uh, horror really likes to throw some evil children into the mix. 

Be them possessed, zombies, or deranged, horror sure does love to play with the already terrifying position of parenthood. 

I’m not sure if it’s because kids can be inherently creepy because they’re tiny adults, or what, but we truly like to make children as horrifying as humanly possible. 

Also, what better way to celebrate the month of love than to talk about horror movies with unsettling children? I can’t think of one. 

Okay, I’m out of ways to describe terrifying toddlers (okay, now I’m ACTUALLY out), so let’s get to the list, shall we?

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite horror movies with creepy children: 

• Cooties 
• Little Monsters
• Run Rabbit Run 
• Village of the Damned 
• Children of the Corn 
• The Babadook
• Pet Sematary
• The Good Son
• The Omen 

Honorable Mention

I almost stuck Orphan on the main list, but given the Esther of it all, I decided it should be our honorable mention instead. I love both installments in the Orphan franchise(?), and I can’t wait to see what the third one has in store.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping zombie love movies into the ol’ VCR. 

OKAY, I HEAR YOU. 

I know I made a big deal about covering zombies last month, how much I hated them, blah blah blah. 

I know. 

BUT HEAR ME OUT. 

It’s February. We’re days away from Valentine’s Day. My hands are tied here. 

There are a lot of cliches around love. Undying love. Sayings like, “I’ll love you forever,” and, “If I become part of the horde of the undead, I’ll still love you.” Y’know, the usual. 

Zombies tend to be the vessel for horror love stories because of the idea that love is unending. And, if you can’t die, neither can your love…unless you destroy its brain. 

Before this decays into me stringing together a lengthy list of zombie puns, I think it’s time to bury the intro and get to the list. 

Without further ado, here are four zombie love movies to watch this month: 

The blackheads on my nose after years of using Biore strips. 

Return of the Living Dead 3: I get why Julie Cooper left Riverside now. 

Warm Bodies: We’re not going to discuss how long it took me to realize this was just a zombified version of Romeo and Juliet. 

Life After Beth: I guess this makes Aubrey Plaza DIEsexual. Yeah, I’ll leave. 

My Boyfriend’s Back: I’ll never forget the first time I tried to watch this as a kid, and KP said, “Baillee, if he’s going to keep eating people we’re going to have to turn the channel. I have to draw the line somewhere.” 

When he eats human flesh, but he’s 6 ‘3’’.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping my favorite love songs into the ol’ VCR. 

This may come as quite the show, but I love Valentine’s Day. I love the treats. I have a sweater with Conversation Heart buttons. I made a dedicated playlist. You get the idea. 

With that being said, I absolutely have my favorite love songs. I’ve never been in love myself, but, boy howdy, do I love a good love song. 

The month of ❤️l o v e❤️ is upon us, so I figured it would be more than appropriate to share some of my favorite love songs with all of you. 

I have to be honest — this was a LOT harder than I thought it would be. That’s why I limited myself to 20. I have a giant playlist, and I had to draw the line somewhere. 

Before I drop my list, I wanted to give all of you a cheesy little Valentine’s message: 

At the end of the day, Valentine’s Day is about love, be it romantic, platonic, familial, or self. Don’t be afraid to treat yourself or dress up for no reason. Do something you love. Don’t worry about whether or not you’re in a relationship. I let myself get so wrapped up in the logistics when I was younger, and I wish I hadn’t. 

Whether you want to celebrate or not, I hope you do something nice for yourself this February 14th. 

Without further ado, in no particular order, here are 20 of my favorite love songs: 

• “In Spite of Ourselves” by Iris DeMent and John Prine
• “Redundant” by Green Day 
• “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star (If I ever get married, I plan to walk down the aisle to a string arrangement of this song) 
• “Oh Yoko!” by John Lennon
• “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper 
• Sturgill Simpson’s cover of “The Promise” (I think this might actually be one of my favorite songs of all time) 
• “Islands in the Stream” by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
• She & Him’s cover of “You Really Got a Hold on Me”  
• “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak 
• “Can’t Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon 
• “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley 
• “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys 
• “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure 
• “The Book of Love” by The Magnetic Fields 
• “Wild Horses” by The Rolling Stones 
• “Fix You” by Coldplay 
• “I Want to Be Your Boyfriend” by Ramones 
• Ramones’ cover of “Baby, I Love You” 
• “Don’t Let Go” by Weezer
• Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters’ cover of “Tonight You Belong to Me” 

P.S. I know some of these could be considered anti-love songs, but just roll with it.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Clown’s Welcome Home ARG into the ol’ VCR. 

Quick Jump:

1. Updates – 2023
2. October 2023 UPDATES 
3. January 2024 UPDATES 
4. March 2024 UPDATES

Hello, movie mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies blog. Today, we’re popping Clown’s Welcome Home ARG into the ol’ VCR. 

Okay, friends, I’m so excited about this one. If you don’t know by now, your girl loves a good horror ARG, and it seems this one is only just beginning. 👀

Clown has started weaving us a wonderful little yarn about a forgotten children’s puppet show from the 70s called Welcome Home. Welcome Home appears to include a cavalcade of charismatic characters who live within a neighborhood, Sesame Street-style. The show is believed to have aired for around four years and spawned countless pieces of merchandise including children’s books, records, and toys. 

Now, if you’re new to the world of horror ARGs, you might be wondering why/how a forgotten children’s show is terrifying. Well, newcomers, as with other horror ARGs, there’s something sinister lurking just beneath the surface. 

At first look, the Welcome Home website seems like an inviting hub for those interested in lost content. However, upon closer inspection, things are simply off. 

For example, letters have a pesky habit of wandering away from their correct placement. 

There are several letters across the site like the one above, meaning we’ll eventually find some sort of password protected page or content we’ll use them on later.

Next, let’s check out the About Us section of the website. Pretty standard, right? 

Yup, everything seems to be in order here. 

And then we start highlighting the text. 

Okay, so, color me crazy, but I don’t think Welcome Home is the warm and fuzzy (both literally and figuratively) wonderland we’re initially led to believe. There’s obviously a reason its creators (and I use that term hesitantly) wanted to remove Welcome Home from public consciousness, and I can’t wait to find out why. 

There are other secrets lurking within the Welcome Home website, but I don’t want to spoil all the fun. My hints are to pay close attention to Home, read all of the character descriptions carefully, and to visit the guestbook (particularly the last page). And remember, sometimes things are hidden in plain sight. 

Note: The hidden portion of the neighborhood contains flashing lights/imagery and is a little disturbing (kind of?), so CW/TW. 

Imagine seeing this on your Ring. I’d pee my pants. 

While I’m just as excited as you are about this emerging ARG, I want to call attention to a recent Tumblr post from Clown. They are very appreciative about the attention Welcome Home has started to receive, but they aren’t used to the kind of attention they’ve been receiving, and it’s been a major change. 

Please respect all of their outlined wishes from this post, support them as they ask, and don’t berate them with questions about Welcome Home. They’ve been kind enough to share this amazing world with us, so return that same kindness and patiently wait for new story updates. Based on what we’ve seen so far, I can assure you that it’ll be worth the wait. 

The amount of detail on the Welcome Home website is truly incredible. I can’t imagine how much time and love has gone into this project, and Clown is extremely talented. 

Like c’mon! This is awesome beyond words. 

However, this is also a friendly reminder that content creators are human beings. Clown chose to share this painstakingly perfect world with us, but they don’t “owe” us content simply because we want more pieces of the story. 

Sure, I’m downright giddy about this ARG, but we need to let Clown update us and/or the site when THEY’RE ready. This is one of the best lost media ARGs I’ve ever seen, and we only have a website thus far. Think about that! 

Before I go, I do want to hit you with one quick theory. Go through the entire website first. I’ll wait. 

All done? Great! 

Based on some of the clues within the site, I think Welcome Home comes with a double-meaning. As we found in the hidden “So Below” portion of the website, Wally seems to worship Home. I think Welcome Home is actually referencing whatever supernatural/paranormal entity Home represents, so it’s more like Welcome, Home. I also think the puppets are a mix of demons/evil entities and people who have been trapped in this felt hellscape, but that’s a whole other theory for a whole other day. 

Clown, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful creation with the world, and I can’t wait to see how this story continues to unr^avel. 

P.S. If you’re a video breakdown girlie like me, Night Mind does a great job with this series. 

UPDATES 

Hello, friends! As promised, I’m revisiting the ARGs I’ve previously covered and including major updates as we receive them. And, gang, Welcome Home is BACK. 

First and foremost, we have creepy phone recordings. The ever-ambiguous Question Answerer helped to restore the “It’s-For-You!” Marlo brand talking telephone as well as some records (which I don’t believe we have access to) for The Playfellow Exhibition.

Each button corresponds to a different neighbor, with the exception of Wally, whose button we learn is currently under repair. 

Secondly, we have some new audio clips from an interview with Barnaby and Wally to the audio from a few unidentified episodes. There’s a little distortion within the audio, particularly in the “Just So” Song Demo. Wally also seems to be kind of a little possessed throughout this audio, and it’s clear there’s something bigger going on, like, idk, Wally is probably some sort of vessel for Home?

Next, we have some new uncovered merchandise. I can’t even describe how talented Clown is, my god. All of these items are so carefully created, and I can’t imagine how much time Clown has spent creating all of these fun little pieces. However, I want to call special attention to the records. 

Although the team is still attempting to recover the records, you can listen to a clip that sounds truly frightening. I’m not skilled enough to play it backwards, but if anyone finds a message within it, I wouldn’t be surprised. 

I saved the biggest update for last. Throughout the Welcome Home website, you’ll see little drawings and characters appear. While some of them aren’t clickable, others are. The ones that are clickable contain video and music files from what appear to be Wally’s POV, and boy howdy, is there something wrong with our boy. 

From talking about his black eyes to asking us why we’re so “still,” it’s clear that there’s something truly malevolent lurking behind Home’s front door. 

You probably already know what I’m going to say here, but Baz has a video where he goes through many of these updates as well, and you should check out this video and subscribe to his channel. 

I’ll keep you posted as updates are released, neighbor. 

October 2023 UPDATES 

While I don’t have many updates for you, I did want to share some new things from the Welcome Home site! 

First and foremost, all of our favorite characters have been given spooky makeovers, with Wally Darling being The Devil (foreshadowing?) and Home donning a witch’s hat (again, foreshadowing?). 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Secondly the Welcome Home Restoration Project seems to have found some creepy objects, just in time for Halloween. These products include a truly terrifying Wally Darling costume, The Official Welcome Home Cookbook, and the “Happy Haunting to Boo and Yours!” Storybook Record. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

All three finds, as usual, have been painstakingly crafted. However, I want to draw your attention to the record and its transcript. The record starts off innocently enough. Think of the silly and (not so) scary stories Elmo and friends would tell on a Sesame Street Halloween special. Things take a turn when Sally becomes annoyed by all of the tame stories and begins to weave one of her own…or is it?

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Sally asks all of the neighbors if they know why they have to stay in at night. Met with pure replies, Sally continues onward. She begins to talk about creatures that come from the woods when suddenly, the record begins to skip. When the sound resumes, Sally claims that the entities from the woods casually search for PEOPLE TO EAT, explaining why the neighborhood is so small. 

Sally’s horrifying story chronicles how these creatures sometimes can’t be satiated, and you can hear everything from crawling outside your house to guttural screams and wails that might be within the walls…Somehow, I don’t think Sally is telling a fictional story. The weirdest part is, the restoration committee claims that the audio we hear shouldn’t be available, and the transcript also excludes it. 

The other interesting part of this record lies within the transcript. You see, if you click the little bug animation to the right, you’re taken to another video from Wally’s POV. This one is more troubling than ones we’ve seen in the past, though.

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

From the video switching to a negative filter, and including audio and video disruptions, I believe that a) we’re finally seeing evidence that Wally is possessed and/or is being influenced by some evil force, and b) we gain a bit more insight into how Wally eats, or potentially, how the shadow creature residing within him does. And, as many of us have guessed, it appears to be through some telekinetic/telepathic force. 

So, uh, yeah, it’s just another beautiful day in the neighborhood, folks. 

I also can’t tell whether or not I’m crazy about something, but I wanted to include it just in case I’m not. Have these woods always been here, or did they just appear with the October updates? Lmk. I can’t seem to click on them or anything yet, but I could swear they’re a new edition to the neighborhood. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Okay, friends, we’ll leave it here for now. Those are the big updates I noticed, and I haven’t seen much content around the changes, so I might be missing things. Oh well. I’m still the most, as Wally would say. 

January 2024 UPDATES 

Hello, friends! Long time, no talk. But never fear. I’m back today with some Welcome Home updates for you. 👀

Let’s start with an update I’m not 100% on. I could have absolutely missed this in the beginning, but were there always eyes in the paisley background of the webpage and on the rock Wally is sitting atop on the Welcome Home webpage? 

I compared it to the rock from the October updates, and I didn’t see the eye (get it?), but I’m not totally sure it hasn’t been there before. Here are a couple of pics, so you can understand what I mean: 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Pretty interesting, right?

Next up, we have an obvious/not obvious update. When you navigate over to The Playfellow Exhibition tab, you’ll notice things are a bit topsy-turvy. Here’s where I may need your help. I’m a problem solver by nature, and I like to think I’m tech savvy. Is there a way to flip the text that I’m missing? I feel like I’m missing something. Let me know, team. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

And finally, let’s get to the little buggy boys. 

Scattered throughout the site, there are little, clickable bugs and doodles. The bugs reveal some brand new videos from Wally’s POV like the ones we’ve seen before in the October updates, and the doodle reveals some interesting audio clips. 

Now, I don’t want to spoil all of the fun for you, but I’m going to point out some of the bugs and doodles I would pay close attention to. 

Don’t graze over the flowers at the bottom of the About Us page. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

I also would absolutely click on the flower on the Stickers page as well. It’s worth noting that the Stickers page seems to be in disarray while spelling out the message “OK,” too. 👀

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Check out the doodle at the bottom of The Playfellow Exhibition page. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Click the doodle on the About Us page. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

And finally, click on the doodle on the Guestbook page. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

When it comes to the buggy boys, I would definitely pay attention to the one on the Neighborhood page the most. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Listen carefully to what Frank says at the beginning. That’s all I’ll say. I also believe some of this content spells out “I Will Find Answer,” which I think is a reference to the Question-Answerer. There are also some letters attached to the links of others, but I personally wasn’t able to spell anything out. 

The last thing I want to touch on is something I already mentioned in passing. On the Stickers page, there’s a giant “OK,” right? 

This is a recurring theme throughout the site right now. You can see it in the screenshot for The Playfellow Exhibition page I took as well. Someone is typing out directions…and another person is responding. 

I think Wally is getting stronger, y’all. 

And he’s keeping his eyes on this page, just like we will be. 

March 2024 UPDATES

Boy, oh boy, do we have some updates. 

First and foremost, I apologize, friends. These updates happened last month, but ya girl didn’t realize the website URL had changed. I’ve updated the main landing page across our piece, so it should be all fixed now. 

But, honestly, these updates were worth the wait. 

The biggest thing to notice on this Welcome Home page is that it’s been…tidied up. Gone are the ink splotches and a lot of the previously recorded secret messages and videos. 

The background seems to be zoomed in and…pulsating?

There are doodles scattered around the site, but they seem a lot neater and aren’t clickable…at least for now. 

Someone, or something, has made sure that we’re no longer able to see through the cracks. 

There are two big things I want to call out, but there’s an overarching theme: Homewarming. 

Homewarming appears to be the winter holiday celebrated in the Neighborhood and seems to be their version of Christmas. 

In the News section, we receive a letter from the Restoration Committee that’s dated for December 25, 2023. However, in a follow-up post, we learn that whoever wrote the previous post apparently lost time from December 2023 to March 2024, and we’re told the Homewarming post is a mistake. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

The “accidental” post is exceptionally helpful, though. It outlines some of the new content you can find across the site and confirms what I previously mentioned. This site HAS been cleaned up…and all of these changes were intentional. 

The merchandise updates are truly delightful. I can’t begin to explain how much care and work went into these. They look like they were ripped directly out of a catalog and cookbook from the 70s. Sure, there are recipes for peppermint hot dogs and a gelatin mold with an entire cup of hot cocoa inside. But, suspend your belief, friends. 

The biggest and most important update doesn’t come from the actual website proper, though. It comes from a different source. 

One of the members of the Restoration Committee has gone rogue and is making it their mission to actually portray what’s going on behind the scenes. And it’s here that we find one of the biggest updates we’ve received so far. 

Yes, friends, Away from Prying Eyes contains both a 22 minute long video and 4 minute phone call from Wally Darling. 

Let’s start with the phone call. Remember how Wally’s button audio isn’t available? Well, it apparently…isn’t. At least not in the way it’s been portrayed. 

This audio isn’t consistent, and, sometimes, the phone rings on its own, which is the case here. Our rogue poster, or “W,” according to their sign off, managed to record the audio this time. 

For the most part, it’s normal Wally banter. But, Wally sings one of the songs advertised on the Homewarming album called “Toyland.” Apparently, “once you pass its [Toyland] borders, you can never return again.” Keep this in mind. 

Image source: Clown Illustration – Welcome Home

Now, let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this update — the commercials.  

As someone whose family heirloom is the circa 1985 CBS Halloween lineup, I can’t tell you how truly heartwarming it was to see commercials like the ones in this video. To say all of the animation and mediums utilized here are impressive would be an understatement. 

I don’t want to spoil the video for you because it deserves the watch. Don’t worry! I’ll still give you some of my takeaways: 

• I think the song “Who’s Kid Is This?” is a reference to the world of Welcome Home being infiltrated/confirmed that this is a real universe 
• I believe the sleep aid commercial is very telling, and I think it alludes to Eddie’s state at the end of the special. Think about how the commercials of WandaVision were plot devices. 
• We can infer that Eddie has passed the borders of Toyland and may not be returning. He’s noticeably absent in the Homewarming merch. 
• Frank may have also seen a crack in the realities of the Neighborhood. 

Yeah, it’s a LOT to take in. 

I know I say this every single time, but Welcome Home continues to exceed my expectations. Clown, and anyone else who works on this, has immense talent. This video is so impressive and so are all of these site updates. 

Now that I actually know the correct link I’ll update all of you as soon as I have more info. 

Until then, wave high, neighbor.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping The Wedding Planner into the ol’ VCR. 

I was really in my head the other day, so I knew a sickeningly sweet rom-com would help me out of my slump. After browsing through a couple different streamers, I landed on The Wedding Planner. 

I remembered it being innocent enough, even the scene with the sculpture’s junk. 

You can only imagine my surprise when the charm I remembered was nonexistent. In fact, this entire script reeks of an AITA post, and I can assure you, everyone sucks here. 

First and foremost, let’s talk about that sexist opening. A little girl playing with dolls and then saying a bunch of stuff about how Barbie is lucky because she and Ken are going to participate in a bunch of traditional gender roles? Cool. 

“But, Baillee, this movie is almost 23 years old!” 

Okay, sure. Fine. It was of a time when this was normalized. 

Let’s move past the opening scene then. 

The entire premise of this film is that Steve (Matthew McConaughey) saves Mary (Jennifer Lopez) and proceeds to lie to her face about being engaged. Quite frankly, I don’t even know if Steve would’ve come clean if Mary hadn’t turned out to be his wedding planner. 

This is the face of a man who knows that he’s getting to have his cake and eat it too. 

Steve even ADMITS to Mary that he’s attracted to her while they’re at a potential wedding venue. While, again, he is fully engaged. He even almost kissed her when they were watching the movie at the park. 

“But, Baillee, Mary didn’t know.” 

That’s absolutely true, and Mary would’ve come out unscathed…until the scene at her apartment. 

Not to mention, all of this is happening while Mary’s father is trying to force her to marry someone, and she had to basically extort her boss for the promotion she deserved. 

The only person I would argue that doesn’t totally suck is Fran (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras), but her comment about Steve not knowing he wanted to give up his practice yet are questionable at best. 

Unsurprisingly, Fran’s parents do suck, though. Rich white people who are scoping out a wedding and helping themselves to everything available? It may be hard to believe, but these people are dreadful. 

“But, Baillee, you’re getting really fired up about a movie that can legally vote, drink, and can almost rent a car!” 

Yes, I know I am. I just haven’t been this fired up about a movie in a hot minute. 

Judy deserved so much better than this. 

I understand this came out in 2001 when a gay punchline was the height of comedy. I get it.

I also know that I’ve given movies with worse content a break, so I’ll give The Wedding Planner a break for its multitude of jokes at the expense of the LGBTQIA+ community. Do I condone them? Absolutely not. I also don’t condone its use of the “r” word, nor do I condone Justin Chambers’ fake Italian accent throughout the entirety of this movie. 

But, y’all, the entire premise of the movie is that a man lies to a woman and doesn’t appear to have any intention of being honest until they happen to meet. Then, the two of them continue to keep this secret from his fiance throughout the film as they continue to fall for each other. Nay, while they flaunt their chemistry in front of his fiance. 

Also, Steve refers to himself in the third person, and I think we’re supposed to find it cute and quirky, and I can’t stand for that. 

Like c’mon. 

And yes, I know that my trauma of having a parent that cheated multiple times is showing. 

“Listen, it’s 2001! Emotionally cheating isn’t considered a real thing, so this is all fine.”

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of my controversial movie opinions into the ol’ VCR. 

Well, friends, I have some things to get off my chest. 

We all have controversial movie opinions, right? There are critically- and audience-acclaimed movies we hate. There are beloved directors we aren’t fans of. There are “classic” movies we haven’t watched. 

However, I haven’t shared all of mine with you. Since the B Movies Blog is almost a year old, I think it’s time to confess all of my cinematic sins. 

Things in this piece may shock and disturb you, but I hope you’ll be able to see me the same way. 

Without further ado, here are some of my controversial movie opinions. 

Movies I Hate 

I think we just need to rip off the bandaid. Some of the movies on this list won’t be surprising, but I do think a couple will be. I want to go ahead and give my famous disclaimer about how just because I hate a movie doesn’t make it bad, and I think it’s awesome that these films were made and exist; just because they aren’t my jam doesn’t mean other people can’t enjoy them. 

In no particular order, here are a few films I hate: 

• Arrival 
• Interstellar 
• The VVitch
• Skinamarink
• Don’t Worry Darling
• Beau is Afraid

I know this list isn’t too crazy, but I have another confession that may be the hottest take in here. Ready? I think The Lord of the Rings is boring. I’m so sorry. I’ve fallen asleep during them multiple times, and I’ve already admitted that I’m not a fantasy girlie. Please forgive me. 

Overrated Directors 

I don’t think these opinions are super radical, but I can see some people getting mad at me. First and foremost, I think Christopher Nolan is overrated. In fact, I’ve gone on record to say that Christopher Nolan is Michael Bay with a film degree from NYU. 

Secondly, I think Sofia Coppola is super hit or miss. I always roll the dice when deciding whether or not to go see one of her movies. I think her movies are pretty, but I don’t think they always have the substance to back it up. 

Lastly, I don’t think Zach Snyder should ever be a director. I think he’s a good cinematographer, and I enjoy his remake of Dawn of the Dead, but I think he needs to stay out of the director’s chair. 

Movies I haven’t seen 

I’m but a mere mortal, so there are plenty of movies I haven’t seen. But, there’s one series in particular that I still haven’t seen in my 31 years, and I think it’s going to be a little jarring. Okay, here goes. I’ve never seen The Godfather trilogy. Like… ever. Casino, Goodfellas, Scarface, you name it, I’ve seen it. I just haven’t watched any of The Godfather movies, and I almost feel like it’s too late to watch them now.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the pop punk, alt, and rock albums that Elliott and I loved as tweens and teens into the ol’ VCR. 

When I write an edition of Lights, Camera, Albums, I usually listen through an album 3-4 times to pair each song with a movie. The LCA for From Under the Cork Tree was no exception. Listening to Fall Out Boy led to me listening to My Chemical Romance which led to me listening to Simple Plan…you can see where this is going. 

It’s not uncommon for me to listen to a lot of the music I grew up with, but all of these albums were just hitting in a way I can’t fully express. 

I could just picture little high school Baillee jamming out to these songs on her Zune (which I still have, btw). And now, thanks to social media, you can too! 

This is me getting ready for my senior prom in 2010. 

I’m also almost 100% sure that this was my last MySpace profile photo. 

Now listen, I was Check-ing Yes with Juliet and had “The Curse of Curves” with the best of them. But, friends, if I listed every single pop punk, alt, etc…song that had a grip on me, I’d give my piece on Inside a run for its money. 

That’s why, for today, at least, I narrowed it down to 10 albums. And believe me, this was a tough one. 

I made my decision based on which albums I revisit the most, still know the most lyrics to, and which inserts I had in my clear binders. I also thought about which lyrics I wrote the most in journals and/or on Chucks and Vans in sharpie. Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about. 

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve shared this to my Insta story. 

After careful deliberation, the 10 albums listed below are the ones that made the cut. But wait! There’s more! 

Since Elliott is only a couple of years older than me, and was also very much a pop punk/alt/emo girlie, she’s ALSO going to throw some of her albums into a little section I like to call: Elliott’s Picks.

Alrighty. Without further ado, here are 10 angsty albums that fueled (by ramen, get it?) my little Hot Topic-shopping, black eyeliner-clad soul. 

• Simple Plan – No Helmets, No Pads…Just Balls 
• My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge 
• Fall Out Boy – From Under the Cork Tree 
• Avril Lavigne – Let Go 
• Paramore – Riot! 
• Green Day – American Idiot 
• Bowling for Soup – A Hangover You Don’t Deserve 
• Panic! At The Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out 
• Motion City Soundtrack – Commit This to Memory 
• Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue

Another banger from my senior photos. 

Elliott’s Picks 

• Bayside- Bayside
• Chiodos- All’s Well That Ends Well
• Hollywood Undead- Swan Songs
• The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus- Don’t You Fake It
• Hawthorne Heights- The Silence In Black And White

• The Used- In Love and Death and The Used
• Brand New- Deja Entendu
• Taking Back Sunday- Really just songs off of each album released from 2002-2006
• Silverstein- Discovering the Waterfront
• Blink-182- blink-182

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping our one year anniversary letter into the ol’ VCR. 

Well, Movie Mavens, I can’t believe it, but here we are. 

On this day, exactly one year ago, I posted my very first letter to you, introducing myself and the blog. 

Since then, we’ve launched a YouTube channel, started an Instagram account, and have written almost 200 pieces. 

And we’re just getting started. 

Elliott and I love the B Movies Blog and the B Movies Channel so much, and we have big plans for them moving forward. I love doing this, and I mean it with my entire heart. 

I love filming videos where I talk to all of you about the content I’ve found across the internet. I love brainstorming, researching, and writing pieces for you about everything from major movies to the deep recesses of pop culture that most people have forgotten existed. 

I don’t want to speak for Elliott, but I think she would more than agree with me. She’s an amazing editor and collaborator, and she (hopefully) enjoys doing this as much as I do. 

Sure, there are times when our engagement or views are a little down, and I get discouraged. But I keep pushing, and lo and behold, it always comes back up. All of you are so supportive and kind, and I can’t thank you enough. 

I was so scared to start B Movies because I didn’t know what would happen. Then, I was terrified to start a YouTube channel. Now, I’m excited.

Elliott and I have so many ideas of what we want to do and where we want to go, and we can’t wait to start working towards our goals. We may have even started working on a few. 😏

The long and short of it is that we’re grateful to all of you, and we can’t wait to spend another year talking about movies, pop culture, and everything in-between. 

Happy Anniversary, Movie Mavens. 🖤

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping another edition of Lights, Camera, Albums into the ol’ VCR. 

I was fortunate enough to grow up in a glorious time when pop punk was king. Any time you would see Fueled By Ramen as the record label, you knew it would be good. I also kept the black eyeliner industry in business with the amount I slathered under my eyes. 

Now, as a 31-year-old, a ton of the albums I grew up with are turning 15+ years old. From Three Cheers to Revenge to A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, all of my albums are starting to drive (unlike me), registering to vote, and, sometimes, even hitting the legal drinking age. 

When I was planning our editorial calendar for this year, I wanted to start out with an album I truly love but also one that spoke to little Baillee and all her angst. It didn’t take long to land on From Under the Cork Tree.

I sincerely love Fall Out Boy (and I’m actually going to see them this year), and I really wanted to challenge myself to find movies to go with their lyrics. And, surprisingly, I did. 

If this is your first LCA, welcome! We’ve previously covered artists like Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Olivia Rodrigo, and you should definitely check out those pieces if you haven’t. However, if you want to start here with the ol’ FOB, I’ll give you a quick rundown. 

LCA is a series where I break down an album and pair each track with a different movie. I also try to use new movies with each piece. Additionally, there are some pairings that might only make sense in my brain, but hey, I do what I can. 

Alrighty, I think that’s enough context for today. Without further ado, I present to you, Lights, Camera, Albums: Fall Out Boy’s From Under the Cork Tree. 

“Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued” as The Bling Ring 

I really like these two together because “Our Lawyer…” is all about using people for their notoriety, much like how The Bling Ring broke into celebrity homes and got addicted to the thrill of it all. What really sealed the deal for me is the chorus (or hook? Y’all, I’m a movie person, not a music person): 

“We’re only liars, but we’re the best (we’re the best)

We’re only good for the latest trends

We’re only good ’cause you can have almost famous friends

Besides, we’ve got such good fashion sense.” 

“Of All the Gin Joints in All the World” as Saltburn 

Okay, this one took me a minute. I decided to take a break from this piece to scroll through Instagram when I saw a reel about Saltburn, and it hit me. “Of All the Gin Joints in All the World” started off with the lyrics: 

“You only hold me up like this

‘Cause you don’t know who I really am

Sometimes I just want to know what it’s like to be you” 

And boy, oh, boy does this work for the relationship between Felix (Jacob Elordi) and Oliver (Barry Keoghan). Oliver is dying to partake in the pleasures Felix is afforded, and he holds Felix up to this standard that no human being could ever uphold. (Or does he?) 👀

“Dance, Dance” as Climax 

I know this one might seem like a bit of a stretch, but hear me out. The pacing of “Dance, Dance” matches the chaos of Climax. Patrick Stump is busting lyrics out at a mile a minute, and the fast-paced rhythm of “Dance, Dance” matches the tone of the film perfectly. Climax is obviously a lot darker than the song, but I think it works. 

Saltburn (2023) 

“Sugar, We’re Goin Down” as Anna and the Apocalypse 

This was an easy one for me. Anna and the Apocalypse is an annual rewatch for me, and I watched it right before taking a shower and listening to this album. I see “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” sung from Nick’s (Ben Wiggins) perspective because he’s a douche, but there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes. 

Nick likes Anna (Ella Hunt), but he’s at the “perfect” teenage boy age where he doesn’t know how to articulate his feelings, nor can he handle them. You can also take it in the literal sense, as Nick and Anna are fighting zombies together. 

“Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner” as Something Borrowed 

To me, Something Borrowed is almost like Jennifer’s Body sans horror. Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) has fully outgrown her friendship with Darcy (Kate Hudson), but they’re still in that awkward spot where neither can let go. When Rachel and Dex (Colin Egglesfield) start having an affair, Rachel sees Dex as her “best kept secret and [her] biggest mistake,” but is he really? 

Additionally, it’s clear that Darcy is insecure and treats Rachel the way she does because Rachel lets Darcy have power over her. All of the lines about jealousy just SCREAM Darcy to me. I’ve had friends like this in the past, and I can honestly say that finally standing up for yourself is a relief beyond description. 

“I’ve Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)” as Charlie Bartlett 

I LOVE Charlie Bartlett. It came out when I was in high school, so I was at the perfect age for it, and I’ve been a huge fan ever since. Loving this movie as a high schooler also makes it the perfect mate for a Fall Out Boy song. 

Charlie (Anton Yelchin) wants to fit in more than anything, which is how he winds up in the position of the school’s unofficial psychiatrist. However, it also lands him in a world of trouble after all the kids he’s worked to help rebel. I can see Charlie singing “I’ve Got a Dark Alley…” after the kids have trashed the lounge, and he’s on the way to Susan’s (Kat Dennings). 

I had the BIGGEST crush on Kat Dennings in high school, but I wasn’t out, so I just called her one of my “favorite actresses.” 

“7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)” as Otis 

I bought a bunch of DVDs when my hometown Blockbuster and the Blockbuster down the street from my college went out of business in 2010. Otis was one of the DVDs I picked up. I haven’t watched it in a hot minute, but I remember all of the basics. 

I matched “7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)” with Otis because Otis (Bostin Christopher) kidnaps Riley (Ashley Johnson) and plays out some high school prom fantasies, and these two lines really sold me: 

“I’m not going home alone

‘Cause I don’t do too well on my own” 

“Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year” as The Lost Boys 

“We’re traveled like gypsies

Only with worse luck and far less gold

We’re the kids you used to love

But then we grew old”

As soon as I listened to those lyrics with my LCA ears, I screamed, “THE LOST BOYS” in the shower. I see either David (Kiefer Sutherland) or Star (Jami Gertz) singing this song to Michael (Jason Patric), which I love because it shifts the perspective. I feel like David would be singing this song to convince Michael to join them while Star would sing it while lamenting about her undead status. 

“Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends” as Goodfellas 

This was one the last pairings I made, but I’m truly giddy about it. First and foremost, I LOVE Goodfellas. I think it might be one of the best movies ever made, and I’m not kidding. Secondly, I LOVE the scene where Karen (Lorraine Bracco) finally goes off on Henry (Ray Liotta, RIP) in their bedroom about everything. 

I can absolutely see Karen singing this song in this scene. It references the affair Henry’s been having, all of the shady things Henry’s been doing, etc…I just see this song as her breaking point. 

“I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me” as Fright Night 

I would like to go on record that, in my defense, I had a lot of vampires on the brain because of the iconic music video for “A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More ‘Touch Me.’” I digress. 

I went with Fright Night for this one because it screams Jerry’s (Chris Sarandon) character to me. I see him singing this to Charley (William Ragsdale) while he’s trying to seduce Amy (Amanda Bearse – who, it should be noted, is a teenage girl, and it’s hella icky). Jerry sees himself as untouchable, and the scent they can’t get rid of is his vampiric curse. 

Me when I was finally starting to warm up to Jacob Elordi, only to find out he’s allegedly dating Olivia Jade Giannulli (but clearly not for her rowing skills). 

“A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More ‘Touch Me’” as Freaky

This is a fun one because I think it goes back and forth between Millie (Kathryn Newton) being both herself and The Butcher (Vince Vaughn). I also thought about how Booker (Uriah Shelton) always sets his watch early, and it winds up saving Millie in the end. Plus, Freaky just rules. 

“Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)” as Can’t Buy Me Love 

The grip Can’t Buy Me Love had on me growing up. I wanted Cindy’s (Amanda Peterson) infamous white fringe jacket more than I can ever express. I was also totally into guys like Ronald (Patrick Dempsey) when I was growing up…and kind of still am. Moving on. 

Ronald gets popular and becomes a total jerk, and Cindy, understandably, gets upset and tells a party full of people about the deal they made. I see Cindy singing this song to him either right before or right after spilling the beans. Also, please give us a Can’t Buy Me Love musical.

“XO” as Empire Records 

Empire Records is one of those movies I can watch on repeat. This movie has everything. GWAR. The iconic Liv Tyler 90s outfit. A foxy Anthony LaPaglia. The works. It also has Rex Manning (Maxwell Caulfield), one of the sleaziest fictional singers in cinema history. 

I see “XO” being sung from Rex Manning’s POV because he seeks the girls in the store out for nefarious reasons. I also feel like you could rearrange this song to make it poppier to match the vibes of “Say No More Mon Amour”. 

You can’t tell me this car upholstery by way of Dolly Parton look isn’t serving.