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‘Let The Wrong One In’ Is A Silly Delight [Fantastic Fest Review]

September 27, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A teen in a blood covered shirt holds a wooden stake next to an old man tied to a chair

There’s something incredibly satisfying about a horror comedy that knows it’s silly and leans into it.

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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Head, Conor McMahon, Eoin Duffy, Fantastic Fest, irish, Karl Rice, Laura Murray, vampire

A Great First Act Can’t Save ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ [Fantastic Fest Review]

September 26, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A teen boy walks past a row of lockers with the word MURDERER written in red paint

There’s Someone Inside Your House gets off to a great start: football jock Jackson Pace (Markian Tarasiuk) sets his alarm for a nap before a big game, awakens to an empty house filled with photos from a hazing ritual gone wrong and is brutally murdered by an assailant wearing a mask of his face. It’s creepy, there’s a smidge of humour and the violence is brutal. It’s only a few minutes into Netflix’s newest slasher and we’re off to a good start.

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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Asjha Cooper, Burkely Duffield, Dale Whibley, Diego Josef, Henry Gayden, Jesse LaTourette, Netflix, Patrick Brice, Stephanie Miller, Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin

[TIFF Review] ‘A Banquet’ Is A Captivating Domestic Horror Film

September 13, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A woman holds down a teenage girl in bed

Ruth Paxton has created a domestic nightmare based around grating sensory experiences.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Jessica Alexander, Kaine Zajaz, Lindsay Duncan, Ruby Stokes, Ruth Paxton, Sienna Guillory

‘Wildland’ is a Slow Burn Family Crime Drama [Film Review]

August 31, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A woman sits on a couch with three men and a teen girl (far left)

Comparisons to filmmaker David Michôd’s Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom are inevitable when discussing Danish director Jeanette Nordahl’s debut feature. Both films feature a matriarch with a powerful, manipulative grip over her crime syndicate family and both films explore how the familial empire ultimately crumbles.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Besir Zeciri, Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingeborg Topsøe, Jeanette Nordahl, Joachim Fjelstrup, Sandra Guldberg Kampp

‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings’ Is A Welcome Addition to the MCU [Review]

August 30, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) grips a baton in front of a temple

Phase 4 of Disney and the MCU continues with Shang-Chi and The Legends of the Ten Rings.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Awkwafina, Benedict Wong, Disney, Florian Munteanu, Marvel, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Yuen Wah

Netflix’s ‘He’s All That’ is Surprisingly Fun and Frivolous [Review]

August 27, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

She’s All That is an iconic late 90s YA text. So what happens when you remake it for Netflix for contemporary audiences?

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Isabella Crovetti, Kourtney Khardashian, Mark Waters, Matthew Lillard, Netflix, Netflix original, Peyton Meyer, R. Lee Fleming Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, remake, Tanner Buchannan, Tik Tok

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The 411 on me

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

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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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