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Archives for July 2024

‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ Is Long, Ugly and Full of Tired Fan Service [Review]

July 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Six long years after Deadpool 2, Ryan Reynolds returns as the merc with a mouth in Deadpool & Wolverine, which also finds Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Logan/Wolverine, who died in 2017’s Logan.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Channing Tatum, dafne keen, emma corrin, hugh jackman, jennifer garner, matthew macfayden, Morena Baccarin, rob delaney, ryan reynolds, shawn levy, wesley snipes, Wunmi Mosaku

27 Things We Learned from ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ (2024) Commentary

July 24, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

There was understandable trepidation when word of a new The Strangers was announced. Would star/executive producer Madelaine Petsch and directory Renny Harlin manage to pull off a new remake?

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: courtney solomon, froy gutierrez, Madelaine Petsch, renny harlin, the strangers

‘Twisters’ (2024) Is a Good Time At The Movies [Review]

July 19, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Javi (Anthony Ramos), and Tyler (Glen Powell) stand, drenched, in front of a brick wall

Twisters isn’t a remake or a sequel, but like its 1996 predecessor, the extreme weather film does embody the spirit of a fun summer blockbuster.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Ramos, Benjamin Wallfisch, brandon perea, Daisy Edgar-Jones, David Corenswet, Glen Powell, Lee Isaac Chung, Mark L. Smith, Sasha Lane

23 Things We Learned from the ‘Abigail’ (2024) Commentary

July 14, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A banner poster of Abigail, featuring Alisha Weir as the character with the name of the film in red at the bottom

A new Radio Silence film is always reason to celebrate. The pair of co-directors know how to deliver fun, violent action filled with practical FX. So what happens when you throw a vampire ballerina into the mix?

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Abigail movie, Alisha Weir, Angus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Giancarlo Esposito, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Matthew Goode, Melissa Barrera, Tyler Gillett

[Blu Review] Tarot Is A Jumbled Mess

July 7, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Avantika as Paige in 2024 horror release Tarot

Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, the filmmakers behind the wonderful 2022 short ‘Blink‘ debut their first feature as directors, but the cards are not in ‘Tarot’s favour.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Anna Halberg, Avantika, jacob batalon, Olwen Fouéré, Spenser Cohen

S02 of ‘Interview With A Vampire’ Ends With Another Major Revelation [Review]

July 1, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Daniel (Eric Bogosian) in Interview with the Vampire S02E08

Another season of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire comes to a close as the fall-out from San Francisco 1973 continues to reverberate in the present.

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Filed Under: Interview With The Vampire, Queer TV, TV Tagged With: Anne Rice, Assad Zaman, Ben Daniels, Eric Bogosian, Esme Appleton, Interview with the vampire, Jacob Anderson, rolin jones, Sam Reid, Season Finale, Suzanne Andrade

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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