Best Michael Cockerill Podcasts (2025)

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The Disturbing Alien Pyramid Cult of Georgia | The Case of Niki Lopez & The Nuwaubian Nation | UNSEEN 25:11

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“There’s a pyramid in the cow pasture” - In 1986, Niki Lopez lives with her family at 717 Bushwick Avenue, home to a secretive group called the Nuwaubian Nation in the heart of Brooklyn–alarmingly, in 1993, the whole community vanishes without a trace. Nearly ten years later, on May 8th, 2002, over 200 federal agents prepare to storm a seemingly “a…

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The Abbotsford Case: Surviving the Friday the 13th Killer | The case of Misty Cockerill | UNSEEN 18:29

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“I told myself: I’m not going down without a fight” - On Friday the 13th, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith are walking home from a high school party when they suddenly bump into a stranger, and things quickly go dark. While Misty wakes up in the hospital, investigators arrive at the crime scene and receive a disturbing phone call from a…

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Epsiode 103: Anemone 1:01:39

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Episode 103: Anemone 🎬 Principal Cast & Crew Director: Ronan Day-Lewis (feature debut) Writers: Ronan Day-Lewis & Daniel Day-Lewis Cinematography: Ben Fordsman Main Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis as Ray Sean Bean as Jem Samantha Morton as Nessa Stoker Samuel Bottomley as Brian Stoker Safiya Oakley-Green as Hattie 🕰️ Episode Breakdown 00:00 – Intro & Overvi…

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The Ohio Hollow Tree Fetish Murders | The Case of Sarah Maynard | UNSEEN 17:32

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“I just know it, there’s something wrong with my kids” On November 11th 2010, cops enter Tina Hermann’s home after receiving a 911 call from her manager Valerie, who reported how unusual it was for her to miss a day’s work without telling anyone. The house is empty, and Tina and her entire family are gone: a suspicious scene reveals bloodstains, mo…

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Episode 102: One Battle After Another 1:04:57

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Cast & Crew Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Cinematographer: Michael Bauman Composer: Jonny Greenwood Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson Chase Infinity as Willa Ferguson Sean Penn as Colonel Lockjaw Benicio Del Toro as Sensei Luis Regina Hall as Mother Helena Episode 102: One Battle After Another Film Discussed: One Battle After Another (Dir. P…

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Inside the Toy Box Trailer: Unmasking New Mexico’s Fetish Murderer | The Case of Cynthia Vigil | UNSEEN 20:21

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“Are you comfortable now? I doubt it.” - On March 20th, 1999, Cynthia meets up with her friend, never expecting she is minutes away from being abducted. When she wakes up, a chilling voice speaks to her – it's coming from a recording. As her tears dry up, the early memories of her tough childhood revive, and a voice in her heart tells her: escape. …

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Unmasking the Texas Suitcase Serial Killer | The Case of Christine & Michael Morton | UNSEEN 32:24

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“Where was Daddy, Eric?” - On August 13th, 1986, in the quiet suburbs of Austin, Texas, 3-year-old Eric Morton is found wandering outside alone. When a neighbor recognizes the boy and brings him back home, he makes a terrifying discovery: Eric’s mother, Christine, has been murdered. Detectives, and the District Attorney quickly hone in on Michael M…

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The Bite Mark Mistress Murder | The Case of Sherri Rasmussen | UNSEEN 28:41

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"If you guys think I'm a suspect, I have a problem with that" - February 24th 1986 is a typical, sunny Monday in Van Nuys, California—until John Ruetten comes home after work to a terrifying discovery: his wife of 3 months, Sherri Rasmussen, is lying unresponsive on the floor of their condo. As cops question John, he seems genuinely distraught by S…

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Episode 101: The Long Walk 1:17:22

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Fifty boys start walking, three warnings get you shot, and somehow we are the ones out of breath. In this week's Mindframes, Michael and Dave march into The Long Walk—where Cooper Hoffman broods, David Jonsson keeps the heart beating, and Mark Hamill cosplays as your least favorite PE teacher. Along the way we debate whether dystopias should come w…

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The Texas Family Babysitting Murders | The Case of Ella Bennett | UNSEEN 22:49

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“I bet you didn’t think it was gonna turn out like this" - February 4th, 2007 – it’s a quiet Super Bowl Sunday in Abilene, Texas, where Charity Lee Bennett is working a busy shift at the local bar, but at around midnight, cops arrive at the bar, demanding to speak with Charity. Just hours earlier, a 911 dispatcher received a frantic call from her 1…

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Episode 100: The Roses 52:20

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The Roses is a 2025 satirical dark comedy–drama directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents, Bombshell) and written by Tony McNamara (The Favourite, The Great). It is a modern reimagining of The War of the Roses, based on Warren Adler's 1981 novel and the 1989 film adaptation. ✨ Cast Olivia Colman as Ivy Rose — a restaurateur whose caree…

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The Baraboo Fetish Murders | The Case of Thad Phillips | UNSEEN 22:26

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"Oh... he's still alive?" July 31st 1995, Baraboo police department receives a 911 call in which a teenager calmly claims he is trapped in a house and has both his legs fractured. Little do they know, the caller, 13 year old Thad Phillips, is two hours away from death due to internal bleeding, in the house of a school mate. After two days of tormen…

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Episode 99 - Weapons 1:24:55

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🎧 Episode 99: Weapons – Horror, Mystery, and Institutions in Crisis In this episode of Mindframes, Michael and Dave welcome special guest Tim Peebles—theologian, pastor, martial artist, and long-time film aficionado—for a deep dive into Zach Cregger's new film Weapons. Cregger, known for Barbarian (2022), returns with a multi-layered, genre-bending…

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The Denver Ex-Lover Tattoo Murders | The Case of Ashley Ferris | UNSEEN 29:26

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"I wasn't gonna let him win" It’s December 27th, 2021, and young police officer Ashley Ferris reluctantly accepts an overtime shift— not knowing that this decision will change her life forever. That night, a supposed "Alpha" male & manosphere podcaster known as Lyndon McLeod begins his terrifying revenge spree in downtown Denver, acting out his mur…

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The Babes in the Wood Murders | The Case of Rachael, Karen & Nicola | UNSEEN 38:00

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“Not guilty lads!” On December 10, 1987, a man bursts out of the Brighton court room to inform the gathered crowd: his brother, Russell Bishop, has just been found not guilty of the double murder of two 9-year-old girls. There is just one problem: the jury has made a terrible mistake. Letting Bishop walk free will put an entire community in grave d…

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The Collar, the Chains, and the Bunker: The Girls Who Escaped Hell | The Cases of Jeannette Tamayo & Elizabeth Shoaf | UNSEEN 38:19

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“Jeannette, if you can hear us, know that we’re looking for you” June 8th 2003, in the city of San Jose, a ‘Little Caesars’ staff member receives a pizza order from a young girl, unaware that the caller is actually 9 year old Jeannette Tamayo, who has been missing for 3 days. Held captive in a small room in his house, her kidnapper brings back the …

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Episode 98: Eddington 1:24:31

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Film Overview Title: Eddington (2025) by Ari Aster Setting: Small-town New Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic Premise: Tension and division between a local sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and the town's mayor (Pedro Pascal), reflecting broader cultural and social fractures in America. Themes: Polarization, the influence of social media, performative act…

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The Ohio Doctor Mistress Murder | The Case of Collier Landry | UNSEEN 21:15

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"If I were to break into the basement floor, what will I hit? " To learn more about Collier on YouTube, check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@collierlandry/featured For any other information, check out this link: https://campsite.to/collierlandry On the New Year’s Eve of 1989, 11 year old Collier Landry wakes up to a loud thud coming from…

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The Y2K Bunkbed Murders | The Case of Krystal Surles | UNSEEN 19:58

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“I saw what he did to Katie and was scared he’d do it to me” On one of the last nights of 1999, Krystal is tucking herself into bed after a fun sleepover with her best friend Katie, but they are suddenly woken up by a window creaking open. As Krystal opens her eyes, a man holds a knife to Katie’s neck near the edge of the bunk bed. From that moment…

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The Texas Farm Pyjama Murders | The Case of Robin Doan | UNSEEN 21:19

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“Do I really need to talk about what happened?” September 30th 2005, at her home in Pampa, 10 year old Robin Doan wakes up to a nightmare of gunshots and realizes it is not a dream. She hears her mother’s screaming, bullets shooting off, and before she could react, the heavy footsteps approaching her door. Robin’s family becomes victim to one of th…

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Episode 97 - 28 Years Later 54:45

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After some bad uploads and delays, for what is seems like 28 years after the release, Michael and Dave finally delve into the thematic and tonal complexity of 28 Years Later, a film they describe as both rich in ideas and somewhat disjointed. They focus on death, coming of age, and humanity in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by the infected. 🎬 C…

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Unmasking the Uber Serial Killer | The Case of Abbie & Tiana | UNSEEN 23:30

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“This little girl refused to give up” - What happened on February 20th, 2016 would haunt the citizens of Kalamazoo, Michigan forever. It’s after 10 pm, outside a Cracker Barrel, when 14 year old Abigail Kopf & her friends are getting ready to head home, until an unknown man approaches them with a gun. Earlier in the day, 911 received a call about s…

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The Texas Church Mistress Murders | The Case Of Kari Baker | UNSEEN 28:45

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“How close was he to getting away with murder? Really close.” In the early hours of April 8th, 2006, Pastor Matt Baker makes a frantic 911 call to Waco police—he's just found his wife, Kari, unresponsive in their bed. As police race to the scene, they also call in Linda Dulin, Kari's mother, to take care of the couple's two young daughters. Though …

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Episode 96: The Phoenician Scheme 1:02:53

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Episode 96 – The Phoenician Scheme (Mindframes Podcast) Michael Cockerill and Dave Canfield discuss Wes Anderson's latest film, The Phoenician Scheme. The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Meena Truppleton, and other regulars from Anderson's filmography. The story centers around Zaza Corda, a wealthy businessman played by B…

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California Killer Phones His Victims, Gives Them Dinner Plates “I’ll **** you if you move”, Then Goes Back to Cop Job | The case of Kris, Margaret & Jane | UNSEEN 21:04

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“Do what I say or I’ll kill you and be gone in the dark” It’s just before 6:30 AM on October 5th, 1976 when young mother Jane Carson is blindfolded and attacked with her 3YO son in the house. She is victim #5. 2 months later, 15 YO Kris Pedretti stops playing piano, thinking she heard something in the other room, despite being alone in her house. S…

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Episode 95 - The Life of Chuck 1:30:23

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Episode 95: The Life of Chuck 🔗 IMDb - The Life of Chuck (2025) Cast & Crew: Director: Mike Flanagan Writer: Mike Flanagan (based on the short story by Stephen King) Cast: Tom Hiddleston as Chuck Mark Hamill Chiwetel Ejiofor Karen Gillan Jacob Tremblay Matthew Lillard Harvey Guillén David Dastmalchian Mia Sara Q'orianka Kilcher Trinity Jo-Li Bliss …

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The Birthday Party Murders | The Case of Midsi Sanchez | UNSEEN 19:29

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“If anyone can survive him, it’s her” August 10th 2000 is a big day for 8 year old Midsi Sanchez as it’s her birthday party that afternoon, so she decides to walk home alone instead of waiting for her siblings like usual. Only one block away from her house, a man gets out of his car nearby and asks her to help him pick up something, and as she reac…

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Unmasking the Models Inc Murderer | The Case of Paige Birgfeld | UNSEEN 24:51

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“Where should I bury a body?” - On June 28, 2007, single mom Paige Birgfeld goes on a date with her high school sweetheart, but when she doesn’t return home that night, her father, Frank, drops everything to find her, launching a massive search across Grand Junction, Colorado. 3 days later, investigators find Paige’s car on fire in an abandoned par…

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Episode 94: Friendship 56:54

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🎙️ Mindframes Episode 94: Friendship (2025) Theme: Male friendship, awkwardness, modern masculinity, repression Hosts: Dave Canfield & Michael Cockerill 🎬 Cast & Crew Director: Andrew DeYoung Writer: Andrew DeYoung Cinematographer: Andy Rydzewski Executive Producer: Paul Rudd Cast: Tim Robinson as Craig Waterman – a painfully awkward suburban dad w…

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Unmasking the Bleach Killer | The Case of Lydia Tillman | UNSEEN 28:10

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"He used bleach to do what?" July 4th 2011, arriving on the scene of a burned down house, the Fort Collins Colorado police are shocked by what they are seeing: the fire is so hot that all of the metal handles are melted down but even so, a strong smell of bleach remains. The Bleach Monster has reappeared, but this time, she survived: Lydia Tillman …

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Episode 93: Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning 45:16

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🎙️ Mindframe(s) Podcast – Episode 93 Mission: Impossible: Final Reckoning (and Franchise Retrospective) 🎬 Film Details Title: Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning Director: Christopher McQuarrie Writers: Christopher McQuarrie, Erik Jendresen Main Cast: Tom Cruise – Ethan Hunt Hayley Atwell – Grace Esai Morales – Gabriel Ving Rhames – Luther Sticke…

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The Real Life Hansel & Gretel Kidnapping | The Case of Carlesha Freeland-Gaither | UNSEEN 21:07

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“I was thinking, is this how I’m gonna die?” On the night of November 2nd, 2014, security cameras capture a disturbing sequence of events after 22 year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither misses her bus following a birthday party in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A strange man approaches, asking for directions– but what Carlesha doesn’t know is that this ma…

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The Dollhouse Farm Murders | The Case of Dameon Huffman | UNSEEN 21:00

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“My grandparents were lying in bed, melted” At 9:15AM on March 23, 2007, a 4-year-old arrives at his church daycare alone, wearing his pajamas and out of breath. Following his next words, his teacher immediately calls 911. Something terrible has just happened in the rural community of Bradford, and Dameon Huffman, the 4-year-old boy, is the only wi…

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Episode 92: Sinners 1:39:13

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Absolutely! Here's the same set of show notes with chapter timestamps added to guide listeners through the episode: 🎙️ Mindframes – Episode 92 "Sinners (2025): Vampires, Blues, and the Power of Community" In this episode, Michael and Dave dive deep into Sinners, the bold, original horror-drama from director Ryan Coogler. Featuring Michael B. Jordan…

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Episode 89: Mickey 17 1:00:41

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🎙️ Mindframes Episode 89: Mickey 17 "Clone Wars, Class Wars, and Saucy Politics in Space" In this episode, Dave Canfield and Michael Cockerill dive into Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho's long-anticipated follow-up to Parasite. Set on a frozen alien planet, this satirical sci-fi tale stars Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a worker cloned repeatedly for ha…

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The Casino Killer | The Case of Christie Wilson | UNSEEN 28:14

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“I may be 5ft1 and blonde, but I’m a barracuda” At 1:13 AM on the morning of October 5th, 2005, Christie Wilson is captured on a casino parking lot CCTV, walking next to a mysterious figure. The rotating camera takes 3 minutes and 40 seconds to complete its next turn, but in those minutes something terrible happens hidden in the dark, and Christie …

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Episode 91 - Warfare 1:06:54

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🎙️ Mindframes Podcast – Episode 91: Warfare 🎧 Hosts: Michael Cockerill & Dave Canfield 🎬 Film: Warfare (2025), dir. Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza 📍 Location: Music Box Theatre, Chicago ⏱️ Timestamps & Segment Summaries: [00:00–01:30] — Intro & Film Overview Michael introduces the film Warfare, co-directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War) and Ra…

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The Butcher, The Box & The Girl Who Escaped: The Case of Brook Weber | UNSEEN 25:35

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"When you cross the line, you pay for it" Brook Weber is just 18 years old in August of 1996 when she and her boyfriend Jeffrey Wolfe find themselves in the most disturbing home in all of Mississippi. Gary Carl Simmons, a local butcher in Moss Pointe, has been waiting for someone like Brook to fall into his clutches after his ex-wife Lori Simmons f…

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The Orphan Who Came Back From the Dead | The Case of The Duperrault Family Murders | UNSEEN 18:13

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“There’s something evil about the captain” The Duperraults are a happy family from Wisconsin. Their father has a dream of bringing the family on a boat trip to the Bahamas and in November of 1961, the Duperraults rent a sailing boat called the Bluebelle along with a friend of the family and his wife. 4 days later, only two of them made it back. Wha…

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8-Year-Old Solves Her Family’s Murders | The Case of Shasta Groene | UNSEEN 24:01

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“His entire world revolved around her” When cops break into the Groene home on May 16th 2005 after receiving a call from a concerned neighbor, no one is prepared to find the family murdered, and as they identify everyone, they notice that the younger children, Dylan, 9, and Shasta, 8, are missing. As the authorities race against time to find the mi…

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Episode 90 - Death of a Unicorn 1:20:50

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Sure! Based on the transcript from Mindframes Episode 90 – "Death of a Unicorn", here are listener-friendly notes: Episode 90: Death of a Unicorn A Mindframes Film Conversation Guests: 🎙️ Tarek Fayoumi (Chicago film critic) 🎬 Basic Info Film: Death of a Unicorn Director: Alex Scharfman (Directorial debut) Genre: Black comedy with horror elements Ca…

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The Miami Millionaire Murders | The Case of Ben Novack Jr | UNSEEN 27:43

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“Only a monster can do this kind of evil thing” On the morning of July 12, 2009, in the Rye Brook Hilton Hotel, May Abad receives a frantic call from hotel security, urging her to rush to her parents’ suite. As she races down the hallway, her mother, Narcy Novack’s, screams cut through the silence—her father, Ben Novack Jr., millionaire and heir to…

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Revenge of the Cheerleaders: Taking Down the Texas Slayer | The Case of Retha Stratton | UNSEEN 25:24

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“There’s a monster out there” It’s 1981 in the sleepy town of River Oaks, Texas, and someone is hunting cheerleaders. A 16-year-old teenager, Susan Brown, is brutally attacked in her own home. What she, the cops, and the rest of the town don’t know is that she’s just the first victim in a rampage that will change this Texas suburb forever.One by on…

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Episode 88 - The Monkey 56:42

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Mindframes – Episode 88: The Monkey (2025) 🎙️ A sometimes half-assed but always wholehearted film conversation. 🔹 Hosts: Michael Cockerill & Dave Canfield 🔹 Episode Runtime: Approx. 56 minutes 🔹 Film Discussed: The Monkey (2025) 🔹 Directed by: Osgood Perkins 🔹 Based on: The Monkey (1980), a short story by Stephen King (Skeleton Crew) 🎬 General Info…

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The Revenge of Florida’s Most Disturbing Lover | The Case of Patrick de la Cerda | UNSEEN 38:28

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“There’s no way that we just found this murder plan" 25-year-old Patrick De La Cerda is ready to start a new chapter with his fiancée, Jessica Devnani, until right after Valentine’s Day, in 2018, when cops make a grim discovery at the couple’s barn in Deltona, Florida: Patrick has been murdered in what seems to be a targeted assassination, but as t…

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The Fall of the Utah Slasher | The Case of Tiffany Mead | UNSEEN 22:09

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“Shh, don’t scream.”--On the night of July 23rd 2013, Tiffany calmly calls the police asking for help after she injured her own neck in an attempt to take her life, while her ex-husband Kris simply watches her. When the detectives arrive on the scene, it’s clear to them that she didn’t do this herself. Her ex Kris says the opposite, and calls her a…

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Episode 87: Companion 1:29:14

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Episode Summary In this episode, Dave and Michael discuss Companion, the directorial debut from Drew Hancock. A mix of science fiction, dark comedy, and thriller, Companion follows Iris, a robot companion, as she navigates power dynamics and hidden agendas during a weekend getaway at a remote lakeside estate. The film explores themes of toxic relat…

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The Boy in the Deer Box | The Case of Paul Martin Andrews | UNSEEN 16:28

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"What happened in that box?" January 11th 1973, on his way to buy milk for his siblings, 13 year old Paul Martin Andrews doesn’t notice a blue van is following him. Sitting in it is Richard Ausley, a dangerous outlaw on the run, and as Richard usually does, he simply asks Paul for help and offers him a ride. His story would end up becoming infamous…

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The Secret Lives of American Witch Killers: From Hippies to Homicide | The Case of Jenn Carson | UNSEEN 25:16

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“Are the hurt people dead?” In 1979, 4 year old Jennifer Carson comes face to face with one of the most bizarre and deranged serial killers to have ever lived: none other than her new psychic step-mother, Susan Carson. Susan, along with Jenn’s father Michael Bear Carson, will embark on a years-long religious mission to hunt down and kill anyone the…

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Episode 86: Presence 1:01:21

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Mindframes: The Presence – A Steven Soderbergh Experiment Episode Summary: In this episode of Mindframes, Michael and Dave are joined by special guest Tarek Fayoumi (MoviesWithTarek.com, Chicago Indie Critics) to dissect Steven Soderbergh's new film, The Presence. They explore its unique point-of-view cinematography, thematic connections to isolati…