S8E28 - The Gabby Petito Story

Tim Barnes from the wonderful podcast "You Are The Genre" joins Molly to recap the absolutely hilarious 1999 Robert Townsend directed Lifetime flick, "Jackie's Back!" From IMDb: "Mockumentary" on '60s diva Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), whose ancestors were George Washington's slaves. Lewis is our leading lady with an incredible singing voice. Jackie is planning her comeback tour coinciding with Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) as her interviewer. Famous faces are dishing the dirt on her, including Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, David Hyde Pierce, and Chris Rock. For early access to ad-free episodes, support us on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diablo Cody joins the show to talk about The Perfect Nanny, bringing us that much closer to our EGOT of guests (we still have to get our Grammy winner). This movie is absolutely bonkers in the best way possible and the crazy starts right out the gate! From IMDb: After she is released from a mental hospital, a woman obsessed with romance novels takes a job as a nanny to a handsome widower -- and will kill anyone who stands in the way of her becoming his wife. For early and ad-free episodes, check out our Patreon We also have merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Mandelker from Watch What Crappens joins Molly to talk about this twisty-turny episode of SVU with guest star Brenda Blethyn! Honestly, this is an episode Molly really didn't want to end! From IMDb: While trying to stop a case of domestic abuse, Benson crosses paths with a woman who has been a fugitive for over 30 years and claims that she was also a domestic abuse victim. For early and ad-free episodes, check out our Patreon! We also have merch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“One person’s treasure is another person’s whatever.” Molls and guest Jennifer Nies enjoy a nice, long chat about Killer Assistant, a breezy watch brought to you by the folks at Lifetime. They discuss everything from the budget for production and what PDF stands for to statement necklaces and so much more. Hang around to have some good LOLs and hear where this one landed on our scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's part two of Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos with guests Jack Gill and Becky Hill of Hardly Focused! From IMDb: Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy, Connecticut mother-of-five who mysteriously vanished. Head over to the Hardly Focused website to check out their show. For ad-free episodes and bonus content, support us on Patreon! Check out our merch here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're kicking off a two-parter today with part one of Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos with guests Jack Gill and Becky Hill of Hardly Focused! From IMDb: Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy, Connecticut mother-of-five who mysteriously vanished. Head over to the Hardly Focused website to check out their show. For ad-free episodes and bonus content, support us on Patreon! Check out our merch here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ad-free episodes before everyone else and get access to our sister show Life Behind The 'Times VERY PREGNANT WOMAN SHUTS DOWN MISOGYNIST LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIE CHARACTER (EXTREME REACTION) That's what a YouTube video could be click baited as if it was this podcast but the channel was run by some kind of sensationalist freak. Anyway, Molly's joined by a fuckin' real ass friend, Stacey Jones. Stacey Jones is the fucking shit. She's cool and funny and cares about her city more than the vast majority of the population and can inspire you with her strength while also remaining totally relatable. Molls loves her frond Stace. Stacey the SOON TO BE MOMMMYYYYYYYYY, Anyway, Stacey wanted to do a dark movie about some sort of scary flick about how pregnant women are going through it and happened to choose the most charming film ever starring Debby Reynolds and Courteney Cox. The descript from IMDB: Two rival grandmothers compete over the love of their first grandchild. It's seriously the cutest movie!!!! We have merch tbh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"This is a movie of yesteryear." Trigger Warning: This movie contains a heavy amount of violence, specifically in Washington, D.C. Watch and listen at your own discretion. Molls and returning guest Ted Travelstead watch The Devil's Teardrop, a film that features a lot (but not enough) of handwriting analysis. The LOLs are plenty despite this being a dark story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the story of the "Long Island Lolita" (ew) broke, America was instantly obsessed with the story of a teenage girl falling so hard for mechanic Joey Buttafuoco that she shot his wife Mary Jo in the face. So much so, that three TV movies were produced in rapid succession! This week we're covering the version with Drew Barrymore, who gives an EXCELLENT performance as Amy Fisher. Molly's joined by TV producer Jessica Shelton aka The HomeGoods Heiress (jk, but this is huge for us). Get access to early and ad-free episodes and lots of bonus episodes, as well as our sister show, "Life Behind the 'Times" which offers a more in-depth exploration into the true crime stories that your favorite Lifetime Movies are based on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THEE Maggie Mason of MightyGirl fame joins Molly to discuss Lifetime's 2023 film "Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation." Description from IMDb: Gwen Shamblin, a charismatic with a curated image, became known with her Christian diet program "Weigh Down Workshop", and was accused of exploitation and emotional, psychological, and physical abuse by the church's alleged cult practices. Get early access to new episodes and enjoy the entire catalog ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices