TakingUpRoom
@takinguproom.bsky.social
Hi! I blog and review films and books at http://www.takinguproom.com and https://rebeccadeniston.substack.com/ Buy me a coffee here. > https://buymeacoffee.com/takinguproom
Where are they now? takinguproom.com/2025/11/21/a...
After Stars Hollow
It’s hard to believe that Gilmore Girls premiered twenty-five years ago. Maybe it’s because the show hasn’t dated all that much, probably because most of the references aren’…
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November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Where are they now? takinguproom.com/2025/11/21/a...
The Horsemen are back... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
I’ll be honest: I walked out of a movie this week.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Horsemen are back... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Currently #2 on Netflix... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Selena Y Los Dinos (2025)
It’s an understatement to say that Selena Quintanilla-Perez is still immensely influential even thirty years after her death at twenty-three.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Currently #2 on Netflix... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Who's ready for an eighth round of badness? takinguproom.com/2025/11/18/a...
Announcing the Eighth So Bad It’s Good Blogathon
It’s that time again. So Bad It’s Good time. Well, it will be in a few months, anyway. Isn’t it amazing that this blogathon is going into its eighth year? I hear from people prett…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Last October, The Wonderful World of Cinema celebrated its 11th anniversary! I finally celebrate by accepting 2 Sunshine Blogger Awards that were given to me by @takinguproom.bsky.social and 18 Cinema Lane!
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A huge thanks for your support!
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A huge thanks for your support!
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Last October, The Wonderful World of Cinema celebrated its 11th anniversary! I finally celebrate by accepting 2 Sunshine Blogger Awards that were given to me by @takinguproom.bsky.social and 18 Cinema Lane!
thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/h...
A huge thanks for your support!
thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/h...
A huge thanks for your support!
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Join my wrap-up post today for the Hammer and Amicus blogathon with @barrycinematic.bsky.social .... we have Barry's review, @wworldofcinema.bsky.social, @takinguproom.bsky.social, and Mary at Tigerheart Tales.. with more reviews expected...
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NEWS… Time to Wrap Up, and Check in the Final Reviews for the Hammer and Amicus Blogathon V
It’s the last post, with a fabulous turnout of xxx so far (not including this list)… After shining a light on all of you who joined us for Hammer and Amicus Blogathon V, it’s time…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Join my wrap-up post today for the Hammer and Amicus blogathon with @barrycinematic.bsky.social .... we have Barry's review, @wworldofcinema.bsky.social, @takinguproom.bsky.social, and Mary at Tigerheart Tales.. with more reviews expected...
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Yes, that's Madeline Albright. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Rory Bolts Again
(Season 6, Episodes 5-8)
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October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yes, that's Madeline Albright. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
It's finally out... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Shelby Oaks (2025)
The inevitable question hanging over film critics seems to be, “What kinds of films would critics make if critics could make movies?”
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October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's finally out... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
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I start the week in spooky fashion with my new article on Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) 🩸 Written for the Secret Places and Trippy Houses Blogathon hosted by @takinguproom.bsky.social
Read it here and enjoy: thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
Read it here and enjoy: thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
A Trip to an Unusual Ballet School – ‘Suspiria’ (Dario Argento, 1977)
Exploring Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) for the Secret Places and Trippy Houses Blogathon
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October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I start the week in spooky fashion with my new article on Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) 🩸 Written for the Secret Places and Trippy Houses Blogathon hosted by @takinguproom.bsky.social
Read it here and enjoy: thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
Read it here and enjoy: thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/a...
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Classic Horror Month continues with my review of The Raven (1935) for The Secret Places and Trippy Houses Blogathon, hosted by @takinguproom.bsky.social: cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
#filmsky #horrorsky #classicsky
#filmsky #horrorsky #classicsky
The Raven
(1935) Directed by Lew Landers; Written by David Boehm; Based on the poem, “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe; Starring: Boris Karloff, Bela ...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Classic Horror Month continues with my review of The Raven (1935) for The Secret Places and Trippy Houses Blogathon, hosted by @takinguproom.bsky.social: cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
#filmsky #horrorsky #classicsky
#filmsky #horrorsky #classicsky
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Here's my contribution to the Secret Places and Trippy Houses blogathon hosted by @takinguproom.bsky.social
I cover the 2022 horror "Skinamarink", which in my books is an instant classic. Analog crackle, trippy old school animation, extended shots of ill-lit hallways. Seriously, am I in Heaven?
I cover the 2022 horror "Skinamarink", which in my books is an instant classic. Analog crackle, trippy old school animation, extended shots of ill-lit hallways. Seriously, am I in Heaven?
Skinamarink (aka Can We Sleep Downstairs Tonight?)
The thing that hurt me the most about Kyle Edward Ball's Skinamarink (2022) was how young its central characters were. Going in, this was s...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here's my contribution to the Secret Places and Trippy Houses blogathon hosted by @takinguproom.bsky.social
I cover the 2022 horror "Skinamarink", which in my books is an instant classic. Analog crackle, trippy old school animation, extended shots of ill-lit hallways. Seriously, am I in Heaven?
I cover the 2022 horror "Skinamarink", which in my books is an instant classic. Analog crackle, trippy old school animation, extended shots of ill-lit hallways. Seriously, am I in Heaven?
Based on a true story... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Roofman (2025)
I’ll say one thing for 2025: It’s been full of surprises.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Based on a true story... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Yeah. It tries so, so hard. rebeccadeniston.substack.com/p/maintenanc...
Maintenance Required (2025)
Nora Ephron, where art thou?
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October 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yeah. It tries so, so hard. rebeccadeniston.substack.com/p/maintenanc...
Anyone ever see Bela Lugosi play a saxophone? open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Lugosi: The Curse Of Dracula (1984)
Bela Lugosi did for Dracula what William Gillette did for Sherlock Holmes, because he created what we think of today as a vampire.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Anyone ever see Bela Lugosi play a saxophone? open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
I decided to see this instead of the new "Strangers" movie, and I'm glad I did. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Eleanor the Great (2025)
Eleanor the Great is the debut directorial effort of Scarlett Johansson, and it’s not bad for a first effort, especially when that first effort involves the ever-plucky June Squibb playing the title c...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I decided to see this instead of the new "Strangers" movie, and I'm glad I did. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Spooky season is here... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Crapshoot Cinema: Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Bela doesn't play a vampire this time. Honest.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spooky season is here... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
"Earthquake Underground" isn't Asylum's best (can any Asylum films say that?), but at least there are no shutters. #IYKYK takinguproom.com/2025/09/23/e...
Tubi and Asylum, Together Again
When Asylum and Tubi started teaming up in 2021 to create content, it didn’t bode well, at least not for Tubi. Tubi, a promising streaming service, was probably looking for cheap movies, and …
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September 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"Earthquake Underground" isn't Asylum's best (can any Asylum films say that?), but at least there are no shutters. #IYKYK takinguproom.com/2025/09/23/e...
If that song is in your head now, I don't know whether to apologize or say, "You're welcome." open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
I Watched Both Ice Castles Movies
(And now I can't get that song out of my head)
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September 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
If that song is in your head now, I don't know whether to apologize or say, "You're welcome." open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
I wish these would come back in the United States. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
The Automat (2021)
Who remembers Automats?
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September 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I wish these would come back in the United States. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
"That's a knife." rebeccadeniston.substack.com/p/the-very-e...
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
Paul Hogan is Crocodile Dundee, and for Americans, anyway, that’s pretty much all Hogan is known for.
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September 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"That's a knife." rebeccadeniston.substack.com/p/the-very-e...
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The 110 Years of Ingrid Bergman Blogathon ended yesterday! Here is our wrapped-up post in case you have missed some of the entries
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A huge thanks to all the participants! 🙏
@paulbatters.bsky.social @realweegiemidget.bsky.social @takinguproom.bsky.social #IngridBergman
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wp.me/p5ex6T-8CS
A huge thanks to all the participants! 🙏
@paulbatters.bsky.social @realweegiemidget.bsky.social @takinguproom.bsky.social #IngridBergman
September 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The 110 Years of Ingrid Bergman Blogathon ended yesterday! Here is our wrapped-up post in case you have missed some of the entries
👇
wp.me/p5ex6T-8CS
A huge thanks to all the participants! 🙏
@paulbatters.bsky.social @realweegiemidget.bsky.social @takinguproom.bsky.social #IngridBergman
👇
wp.me/p5ex6T-8CS
A huge thanks to all the participants! 🙏
@paulbatters.bsky.social @realweegiemidget.bsky.social @takinguproom.bsky.social #IngridBergman
"Aren't you glad you're you?" takinguproom.com/2025/08/30/t...
Dial “O” For O’Malley
Welcome back, Miss Ingrid… I don’t know about anyone else, but my parents and I watched a lot of movies when I was growing up, and they were the ones to introduce me to classic Hollywoo…
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September 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"Aren't you glad you're you?" takinguproom.com/2025/08/30/t...
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3/ @takinguproom.bsky.social dives into nostalgia and good memories with The Bells of St. Mary’s, a film for which Ingrid Bergman earned her third Oscar nomination!
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#ingridbergman #blogathon
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#ingridbergman #blogathon
a black and white photo of a nun wearing a white hat
ALT: a black and white photo of a nun wearing a white hat
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September 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
3/ @takinguproom.bsky.social dives into nostalgia and good memories with The Bells of St. Mary’s, a film for which Ingrid Bergman earned her third Oscar nomination!
takinguproom.com/2025/08/30/t...
#ingridbergman #blogathon
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#ingridbergman #blogathon
Ah, it's the anime masterpiece everyone's talking about... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
Kpop Demon Hunters (2025)
We all know that sometimes the memory needs a little jog.
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August 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ah, it's the anime masterpiece everyone's talking about... open.substack.com/pub/rebeccad...
"Red River," everyone... takinguproom.com/2025/08/25/r...
The Student Surpasses the Master
Saddle up, y’all… When a genre is soaked with titles, it can take a lot for a movie to stand out. Westerns are probably the most saturated in this regard, because they were often cheap …
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August 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Red River," everyone... takinguproom.com/2025/08/25/r...