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Dancing For The Devil: A Review | The 7M TikTok Cult Docuseries That Took Netflix By Storm

The Dancing For The Devil docuseries was a reminder that religion has so much power, and probably always will. That power can be used either for good or for bad, and in this case it was used for bad.

Tell Them You Love Me: A Review

Anna Stubblefield is a woman who went to prison for having a relationship with a disabled man. Huh? Some background. Anna had specialized in disability studies as a professor at Rutgers. The topic interested her because growing up, her mother had worked with disabled people and she was around them a lot. Most severely disabled people have a lot to say, even if they don’t have the ability to express it, she found.

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth: A Review | Literary Horror ft Female Rage

Motherthing was a fascinating portrayal of the slow buildup to female rage and a general analysis of the human psyche. It was Abby’s character that kept me reading. Abby was probably in her mid thirties yet she behaved like a child, with fierce, ever-fluctuating emotions.

Character Analysis: Alicia | A Touch of Jen By Beth Morgan

A Touch of Jen told Alicia’s story from the side. Because she saw herself from the side, it was the best way to tell us about her. See, Alicia was alone in the world. Her relationship with her boyfriend was really about their shared obsession with someone else, the way she wanted it to be.

The Act on Hulu: A Review

The twisted yet somehow *somewhat* loving relationship between the two could be a plot of its own, and come to think of it reminds me of something out of The Bates Motel on Netflix. It’s a story of what happens when one closes in on another’s boundaries so far that the only way the other can differentiate herself is to kill.

Nightbitch Review | A Howl for Moms Everywhere

Nightbitch was feminine rage at its finest. We got the buildup, the oh so relatable motherhood emotions on full display: her guilt, worry, her wanting so much to be a good mother and failing in so many areas, the headache of it, her fears, her not wanting to sleep train or put her child in a nursery, her feeling that she’s not worthy because she’s not earning money. The way it shuts her in, in, in until she goes crazy.