7 Best Things I Watched and Read in October

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We're officially in fall, baby. We're also (hopefully) on the road back to sanity post-midterms. It's always hard for me to figure out what to write for these introductions because how many different ways can I introduce "these are the things I read and watched last month?" Honestly, awards season has been on such a tear lately I'm surprised I watched enough movies to fill this list. It's didn't want nearly enough spooky season movies, and none of the classic films I did have time for this month stood out. So, below are all movies you can go see in a local multiplex and are worth plunking down your coin for.

As always, I'd love to hear what you've been watching or reading in the comments below! (Clicking on title links will take you to my review.)

Wicker (2026)

Technically, I saw Wicker back in August but I didn't want to discuss it because it was too far out. With the movie out in theaters I was able to see it again and maintain it's still one of my favorites movies of the year. The story of a woman (Olivia Colman) who is gifted a husband made of wicker (Alexander Skarsgard) is the better of the two stories about wishing for someone to love you. As co-director Eleanor Wilson said in our recent interview: "There's a lot to be said about female pleasure," says Wilson. "And that female pleasure can be funny and surprising, and joyous and hilarious. All these things that don't just have to be straightforward hot, or like Disney."

Colman and Skarsgard are, no surprise, excellent. But Wicker also has such a wonderful ensemble of actors, led by Elizabeth Debicki as the villainous Tailor's Wife. She's physically intimidating, for one, but her ability to do something terrible with a beautiful smile on her face is next level. Wicker is such a beautiful fairytale about love and relationships, what we're willing to settle for, and ultimately why we're our own self-sabotagers when it comes to love. Run out and see this immediately.