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We spent the last month recommending plenty of great shows and movies to stream online, but what have the members of the Decider enjoyed in the last week? We’d like to share that with you, too — and tell you where to stream them, of course.

The Sacrament (2013)

From Eli Roth and mumblecore director Ti west comes this found-footage mockumentary based on the Jonestown Massacre back in the 1970s. Three Vice reporters fly to a remote village to investigate the truth behind a Christian cult where cameraman Patrick’s sister is living. When they arrive, they find hundreds of people who all seem happy with giving up their old lives, starting anew, and worshipping Father, the leader of the cult. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill, average found-footage horror story — The Sacrament is a little too real. [Where to stream The Sacrament] —Olivia Armstrong

Parks and Recreation

I was kind of all over the place this week. In addition to keeping up to date on Gotham and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, I started watching Peaky Blinders. I will say that I am a fan of anything that prominently Cillian Murphy and that has lots of historically inaccurate rock music in the soundtrack. I watched In A World, The Good Wife, and The Affair pilot. However, I think my favorite thing that I streamed this week was season three of Parks and Recreation. I still think that’s one of the sweetest, funniest, and most lovely seasons of comedy in recent memory and it was absolutely delightful to revisit April and Andy’s wedding, Tom’s early triumphs at the Snakehole, and the early days of Ben and Leslie’s romance. [Where to stream Parks and Recreation] —Meghan O’Keefe

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

I caught an episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey during the show’s initial run in the spring and loved its beauty, brains, and storytelling. It’s compelling and smart and a joy to watch. So this week I went back and streamed the premiere episode of the series. To describe the episode as ‘mind-blowing’ would not be hyperbole—it lays out, in a relatable, twelve month calendar form—exactly where humanity lies on the spectrum of time since the Big Bang. Our place in the universe? Quite small, indeed. If the Big Bang is taken to have occurred on January 1st on this imaginary calendar, then the evolution of man occurs mere seconds before midnight on December 31st. Amazing. [Where to stream Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey] —Conrad Doucette

Halloweentown

With all the crazy stuff going on in the world (Ebola, axe murderers, sun explosions, Renee Zellweger’s face), there’s at least one thing coming up that happens to be the BEST THING EVER: Halloween. I was feeling festive so I arranged my best gourds and watched Halloweentown. If you want to get in the Halloween spirit with the most light-hearted, fun, and spooky movie, Halloweentown is a must-see. [Where to stream Halloweentown] —Jaclyn Kessel

The Two Faces of January

This week I watched thriller after thriller after thriller. I don’t know if it’s because of the mindless fun of white-knuckling your couch and/or roommate, if it’s because I’m nearing the end of Gone Girl (the book!), or that my own life is lacking in excitement. But whatever the case, one of the gems that stood out in the suspenseful streaming bender was The Two Faces of January on iTunes. The plot is exciting enough; man meets woman, man embezzles money, couple flees to Greece, handsome tour guide falls in love with woman and helps the couple flee…until things get complicated from jealousy and greed. The movie is set mostly in 1960s Greece and Istanbul, giving the film a heightened sense of glamour and nostalgia. The lead characters, played by Oscar Isaac and Viggo Mortensen, look more than debonair than ever in their 60s inspired garb, and somehow the film makes Kirsten Dunst seem tolerable too. If you liked Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis, you might like him even more as a clean-shaven, poetry-writing, quick-thinking, good guy turned bad guy turned heartbroken good guy again. [Where to stream The Two Faces of January] —Terri Ciccone