Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

Archives for February 2020

[The Outsider review w/ Gayly Dreadful] ‘Foxhead’ Takes The Show On The Road

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Each week Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss the most recent episode of HBO’s The Outsider, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Episode 1.08: Sensing something ominous afoot, Claude (Paddy Considine) reconnects with his brother Seale (Max Beesley) in Tennessee, while Holly (Cynthia Erivo), Ralph (Ben Mendelsohn), Yunis (Yul Vasquez), and Andy (Derek Cecil) follow him in hopes of isolating the evil force and thwarting its next kill; a visiting family avoids danger. [Read more…]

[Horror Bucket List] ‘The Seventh Victim’ Delivers The Queer Satanism

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In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: 1943’s The Seventh Victim with David Demchuk, @dd_toronto.

Spoilers follow… [Read more…]

[The Outsider recap w/t Gayly Dreadful] Holly Finally Joins The Group for An Explosive Reveal

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Each week Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss the most recent episode of HBO’s The Outsider, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Episode 1.06 “The One About The Yiddish Vampire”: Holly presents her theory about the connection between two other child murders and the Frankie Peterson case; while Ralph remains skeptical, Yunis suggests they start looking into Claude, the last person to have contact with Terry.

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[Review] ‘Mon Mon Mon MONSTERS’ Is A Challenging Depiction of Teenage Sociopathy

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What happens when entitled teens with sociopathic tendencies stumble across a vulnerable victim that also happens to be a serialing killing “monster”? Taiwan director Gideons Ko tackles the murky morality of what constitutes a monster with the confronting and frequently unpleasant Mon Mon Mon MONSTERS.

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