Joe Lipsett

‘The Seeding’ Is Gorgeous, But Predictable [Tribeca Review]

June 12, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Who doesn’t love a movie that begins with a child wandering in the desert, eating a human finger?

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‘You’ll Never Find Me’ Is A Twisty Puzzle Film [Tribeca Review]

June 10, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Puzzle films are always fascinating – and challenging – films to review.

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‘Bad Things’ Is More Than Just a Homage to ‘The Shining’ [Tribeca Review]

June 9, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

The last time Stewart Thorndike made a horror film, it was 2014’s Lyle, a lesbian take on Rosemary’s Baby. That’s a reductive description since the film is much more than an extended homage, but the log line certainly makes it an easy sell for genre fans.

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A Tense Conversation Is The Centerpiece of ‘Happy Valley’ S03E03 [TV Review]

June 5, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

The epic confrontation between sisters Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Clare (Siobhan Finneran) teased in last week‘s episode has finally arrived and…it’s brutal.

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“The Relic” Exposes Juliette’s Emotional Side [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

June 2, 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 6, “The Relic”.

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‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Is A Triumph [Review]

June 1, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A visual development image featuring Pavitr Prabhakar, aka Spider-Man India, Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales fighting The Spot in the city of Mumbattan on Earth-50101 - a kaleidoscopic hybrid of Mumbai and Manhattan

Accusations that superhero movies are derivative, unoriginal, or uninspired are firmly quashed with the release of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson‘s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.

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