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The Ritual (2016) follows the story of Luke who goes on a trip with his old college friends a year after the death of their friend Rob. Luke blames Rob's death on himself, as he did not help him and instead hid while Rob was being beat to death. The remaining college friends go hiking in Sweden, where they encounter an ancient demon and cult living in the woods. The film combined body horror with psychological thrills and while its no masterpiece, it accomplishes what many horror films today are lacking. It reminded me a bit of The Blair Witch Project (1999), as the two have similar concepts about people being lost in a mystical wood that is being controlled by a supernatural force. What this film accomplishes better that the previous, however, is that it talks more about the character's backstories and how it relates to the main story, and I honestly it is really hard to make a good found footage film. Anyway, The Ritual is overall actually too good for a Netflix original, and is worth a watch.

Using Youtube and animation, Kurzgesagt: In a Nutshell (2013) has accomplished what no other science show has. Did you ever wonder what life would be like on rogue planets? Or how to make an elephant explode? Neither did I until I realized how awesome these things were (not that I want to make elephants explode or anything) until I found this channel. The pacing of each episode is great, the narration fits the subjects perfectly, and using its colorful animation and scripts, it keeps you interested until the very end and wanting to find out more.