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Movie Review: Parasite (2019)
Link to Letterboxd review: 5 stars The horror of always wanting more than you have. The horror of greed. (That giant bowl of ramen and sirloin.) The horror of not just letting other people live (and the audacity of being disgusted by their taking up space). The horror of having
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Added to Audible!
I am beyond honored to announce that There Might Be Cupcakes has been chosen as one of Audible’s podcasts. You can now listen there if you are a member in the Audible app by just clicking here and then clicking the “Follow” button. Please rate and review at Audible;
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Movie Review: Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Link to Letterboxd review, which is quoted here in full. 4 stars This is a dark fairy tale, start to finish, with the Princess in the saving role. Amy Sedaris in a horror movie= Excellent horror cameo at the end, which I won’t spoil. Minus one star for the
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Movie Review: Us (2019)
Link to Letterboxd review upon rewatch: 5 stars. Spoilers. Didn’t notice the first time: *The police never came. Addie called them on Zora’s phone. This makes the cue of “Fuck the Police” darkly funny. Also, while it is playing, Zora clears the white family’s house like a
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True Crime by Joe Bob Briggs
True crime book on Kindle on sale today, written by Joe Bob Briggs (as his real name, John Bloom). 1.99 right now. It’s a fascinating read, about housewife obsession, and…wow, it’s almost inexplicable: “Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together
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Book Review: You Have a Very Soft Voice, Susan
You Have A Very Soft Voice, Susan: A Shocking True Story of Internet Stalking by Susan Fensten My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a wild ride of a true crime memoir, recommended if you are looking for something completely different. It is frustrating, in more than one way.
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Book Review: The Peyton Place Murder
Full title: The ‘Peyton Place’ Murder: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation by Renee Mallett The ‘Peyton Place’ Murder: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation by Renee Mallett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was given this book by
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Book Review: Lindbergh: The Crime
Lindbergh: The Crime by Noel Behn at Amazon Lindbergh: The Crime by Noel Behn My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book messed with my head in the best way. I say in my profile that I love books that overturn my apple cart. Apples everywhere on my path. I
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Ergodic: House of Leaves: 70
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Documentary Review: The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness (2021)
Review link at Letterboxd: 5 stars My buddy Joshua Zeman knocked this out of the park. Eerie twilight language effect (hat tip paranormal investigator Loren Coleman): Stacy Moscowitz was killed one block over from Cropsey Drive. If you know Joshua’s work, you know his first documentary, about the New
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Movie Reviews: Grave Encounters (2011) and Grave Encounters 2 (2012)
Found footage horror series: some spoilers: Grave Encounters (2011): 3 stars (Blu-ray: 10th anniversary edition) “Houston, what is your problem?” All the reality show and IRL paranormal investigators that provoke and otherwise disrespect the dead and what they don’t understand need to watch this. Even if you don’