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Archives for May 2023

‘Happy Valley’ S03E02 Sets The Stage For An Epic Showdown [TV Review]

May 29, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

After a busy (re)introduction to the world of Halifax and Sgt Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) last week, Happy Valley continues to lay out the foundation for the series to come, including one epic cliffhanger.

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Filed Under: Happy Valley, TV Tagged With: Amit Shah, Con O’Neill, Derek Riddell, James Norton, Mark Stanley, Mollie Winnard, Rhys Connah, Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran, Susan Lynch

‘Before I Change My Mind’ Is A Quiet Gem [Review]

May 28, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

In the first scene of writer/director Trevor Anderson‘s feature debut, a new student arrives at school and refuses to sit on either the “girl” side or the “boy” side of a PE sex education class.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Inside/Out Film Festival, Queer Film Reviews Tagged With: Dominic Lippa, Fish Griwkowsky, Joshua Carter, Kaitlyn Haugen, Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Milana Bochinska, Rohan Khare, Trevor Anderson, Vaughan Murrae

‘Runs In The Family’ Is A Delightful Father/Son Road Trip Movie [Review]

May 26, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

With a log line like “An Indian father takes his transgender son on a road trip across South Africa to rescue his son’s long-lost mother from a rehab clinic”, Runs in the Family already sounds like a good time.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Inside/Out Film Festival, Queer Film Reviews Tagged With: Ace Bhatti, Diaan Lawrenson, Earl Gregory, Gabe Gabriel

‘Golden Delicious’ Is A Busy, Albeit Charming, Coming Out Story

May 25, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Coming out stories are a common feature of LGBT cinema, so it’s hard to make a contemporary film stand out. Golden Delicious, the feature film debut from director Jason Karman and screenwriter Gorrman Lee, doesn’t do much to shake up the formula, though it has enough charm and emotion to satisfy. 

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Frameline LGBT Film Festival, Inside/Out Film Festival, Queer Film Reviews Tagged With: Cardi Wong, Chris Carson, Claudia Kai, Gorrman Lee, Hunter Dillon, Jason Karman, Jesse Hyde, Leeah Wong, Parmiss Sehat, Ryan Mah, Zavien Garrett

‘Happy Valley’ Returns For One Last Case [TV Review]

May 22, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

After seven (long) years, writer/creator Sally Wainwright brings back her acclaimed UK police drama, Happy Valley.

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Filed Under: Happy Valley Tagged With: Amit Shah, Charlie Murphy, Con O'Neill, Derek Riddell, Jack Bandeira, James Norton, Mollie Winnard, Oliver Huntingdon, Rhys Connah, Sally Wainwright, Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran

In Episode 4, ‘Silo’ Becomes a Full-Blown Film Noir [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

May 19, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episodes of Apple TV’s Silo, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 4, “Truth.”

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Silo Tagged With: Apple TV, Avi Nash, Chipo Chung, Common, Ferdinand Kingsley, Harriet Walter, Iain Glen, Rebecca Ferguson, Will Patton

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