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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? – WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HENRY FARRELL? On this episode, we look at a pair of 1970’s TV movies from Henry Farrell, author of the original novel of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Up first, Farrell’s 1970 adaptation of another of his books, How Awful About Allan, […]

DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 385: TWO FAT TOO SPURIOUS If this episode of Digital Noise runs long (don’t they always?) it’s because Chris and Wright chose to record it on the night the midterm election results were coming in. And they live in Texas. So there was some amount of interstitial freaking out happening as the […]

THE DEB MOVIE REVIEW Every girl dreams of her big debut, with the perfect dress, the perfect date, and the perfect night to remember. Unless you’re a teenage feminist who thinks the whole thing is a patriarchal nightmare. Then it’s time to burn down the ballroom. Rebel Wilson makes her feature directorial debut with The […]

ANIMALS MOVIE REVIEW Politics is a dirty business. But when your family-values campaign turns into a hostage situation, things are about to get downright savage. In this Ben Affleck written and directed Netflix crime thriller, wealthy Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball (Affleck) is days away from an election when his young son is kidnapped […]

HAUNTED HOTEL SEASON 2 REVIEW Rest weary traveler and enjoy our continental breakfast. Whether you need a break from staring at the endless roads or need an impromptu episode for your struggling ghost hunter, there is nothing quite like a night at a hotel. Netflix presents its annual spooky animated hit, season two of Haunted […]

SLOW HORSES SEASON 6 REVIEW The series may be called Slow Horses, but the people making it are anything but slow. Other prestige TV shows would do well to keep pace with Slow Horses‘ production schedule, which has delivered six seasons in four years, with a seventh season already filmed and expected to release next […]

CLAYFACE MOVIE REVIEW The comic books to movie train keeps chuggin’ along and the results have been of late, hugely varied. But if you fall on the ‘not into those’ camp, you might reconsider your stance for Clayface. Telling the origin story of the DC comics supervillain, writer Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, […]

WICKER MOVIE REVIEW Wedding bells are ringing and shackles are shined, and a bottle maker is forever bound to his beloved. Bring out the feast and let the band play, love has won the day. Amongst the party goers is a very skilled fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who carries the weight of her parents craft as […]

HALLOWARRIOR MOVIE REVIEW Ellen Ripley. Laurie Strode. Nancy Thompson. In the world of horror movies, there is a certain type of woman who is powerful enough, smart enough, and cunning enough to navigate a world of apocalyptic threats and savage killers. You don’t expect them to offer you candy. Milly Shapiro plays Pumpkin, an innocent […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? BONUS SEASON 2 EP 3 – JOAN ON THE TUBE On this next episode, it’s time for Joan on the tube and a quartet of Crawford performances in series like The Revlon Mirror Theater and The Bob Hope Show. Even though each one was made for the small […]