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Archives for October 2025

‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Episode 2 Review

October 31, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

IT: Welcome to Derry is back for episode two, “The Thing in the Dark”, which basically takes the inferred racism from the premiere and makes it explicit. Spoilers follow…

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Filed Under: IT: Welcome to Derry, TV Tagged With: Amanda Christine, Blake Cameron James, Chris Chalk, Clara Stack, James Remar, Jovan Adepo, Kimberly Guerrero, Peter Outerbridge, Stephen Rider, Taylour Paige

‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Episode 1 Review

October 26, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

Four pre-teens sit and stand in a dark movie theater

The IT prequel series has arrived on HBO, but before Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) makes his grand return, Welcome to Derry‘s first episode establishes its storytelling foundation and defies a few expectations. Spoilers follow…

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Filed Under: IT: Welcome to Derry, TV Tagged With: Amanda Christine, Andy Muschietti, Chris Chalk, Clara Stack, IT, Jack Molloy, Jason Fuchs, Jovan Adepo, Mathilda Lawler, Mikkal Karim-Fidler, pennywise, stephen king, welcome to derry

40+ Things Learned From Rob Zombie’s Audio Commentary on ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ 4K SteelBook

October 24, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

After debuting his feature film debut, House of 1000 Corpses in 2003, Rob Zombie delivered his follow-up, featuring the continuing adventures of the Firefly family, in 2005’s The Devil’s Rejects.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Bill Moseley, E.G. Daily, house of 1000 corpses, ken foree, Leslie Easterbrook, Matthew McGrory, P.J. Soles, rob zombie, Rosario Dawson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig, the devil's rejects, tyler mane, William Forsythe

‘This Is Not A Test’ Review – Adam McDonald’s Zombie Film Is Stuck in the Past [TADFF]

October 20, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

Writer/director Adam McDonald is back with a new zombie film, This Is Not A Test (2025).

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Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews, Toronto After Dark Tagged With: Adam McDonald, canadian horror, Carson McCormac, Chloe Avakian, Corteon Moore, Courtney Summers, froy gutierrez, Joelle Farrow, Luke Macfarlane, olivia hoult, zombie, Zombies

Roofman (2025) Review – A True Crime Crowd Pleaser

October 9, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

A man in a white t-shirt sits at a table in front of a partially obscured Toys "R" Us mural, drinking water from a coffee carafe

There’s an easy going charm to Roofman, the true crime film based on the real life exploits of Jeffrey Manchester.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Channing Tatum, Derek Cianfrance, Jeffrey Manchester, Kirsten Dunst, Kirt Gunn, LaKeith Stanfield, Molly Price, Peter Dinklage, Roofman, tony revolori, true crime

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