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Link to Letterboxd review: No spoilers. Five stars. An almost entirely black cast explores the racial politics within the black community through the lens of hoodoo. Beautifully done and terrifying. Loretta Devine’s best role by far; she was stunning. I am really looking forward to seeing what the director
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Why does she do that in her podcast notes?
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Spoilers included. Link to review on Letterboxd: five stars. Amazing transition from the terror in the black Cabrini Green’s mother’s voice about Candyman to the rich white man’s laughter at an expensive dinner. Brilliant and haunting choice. Helen is also dressed in blue, like traditional depictions of
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Link to Letterboxd review: 41/2 stars The music is dated and a little overwhelming, and tags it as a television production, but other than that it’s still horrifying. Stephen King understands that it’s people that are low and dangerous and scary better than any other horror author.
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Religious horror with research
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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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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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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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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 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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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.