You know what else God created?

You sound like a lot of fun to watch a movie with. God forbid a movie builds rather than splatters off the top. And it wasn’t Satan but a lesser demon.

This was definitely the best money could buy in 1973. The team in the film who performed the x-ray and spinal tap scenes were actual health care professionals hired by Friedkin to ensure the film was as realistic as possible. (The new Shudder series Cursed Films goes into some detail on this.) Watching these scenes…

I recently re-watched The Exorcist and I’d go so far to argue the team of doctors were the true unspeakable fear. The barbarism in the name of health against someone so young was absolutely horrific. The distance between healthcare in 1973 and 2020 feels like it should be wider.  But through the lens of COVID, that…

Thank you for correcting all the inaccuracies in this review that were driving me bonkers. 

when the goddamn lights switch off for the first time in that goddamn house it always freaks me out. and the freakout tends to last for a couple of days. I’ve had panic attacks when I used to live alone and the lights in the apartment would randomly flicker. god, such a simple effect, one of the easiest tricks the…

That’s not Satan, it’s a demon named Pazuzu. Father Merrick unearths an ancient statue of him on a dig in Iraq. This actually leads to some interesting speculation about how old the demon is and if he’s related to the Christian/Catholic heaven and hell dichotomy at all.

The check was written from Xander Hall Is A Loser And Abandoned His Kids LLC.

Thank you Danette. Better Things is excellent, but your recaps and insights make it, well, Better.

There were several artists that were associated with punk that never made much sense to me, like Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello (deeper exposure to the latter’s catalog helped, since even though he was not especially cool looking, he was certainly caustic). The Go Go’s were definitely on that list.

I’d be interested in that. I’ve got the NOFX biography (“The Hepatitis Bathtub”) in my reading queue. I only kinda liked them 25 years ago, but it’s supposed to be pretty entertaining book.

Did he talk about trying to deep throat a rat lol?

Classic Cutler. He’s retired but still blowing the game.

That photo haunts my dreams.

He’s been missing for almost 23 years, how long do you have to carry a torch for a manipulative asshole before you’re allowed to not cry at the mention of his name?

I have been ready for Brita to leave since episode 2.

Also, she’s not getting any sort of redemption since she decided to get into it with Leslie Jones on twitter.

Exactly. I’m not going to lie on the rags and flames of my apocalyptic deathbed going “I ate SO MUCH KALE.”

American cheese is without peer when it comes to topping burgers or making grilled cheese sandwiches. Nobody said it was good for you, but it melts perfectly and dammit I WANT MY SANDWICH.

I’ve been finding a lot of stress relief in the simple act of not worrying about what I “should” be eating or drinking. I still do my best to work greens and veggies into my diet, because I like them and they’re good for me, but if I want to have a frozen pizza for dinner, I eat some fucking pizza. If I want to get…

The 10-year old is pre-terrible. It’s coming.