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Blu Review: ‘Jennifer 8’ Is A Gorgeous “Woman In Danger” Thriller

January 29, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Berlin (Andy Garcia) stares at Helena (Uma Thurman)

There’s just something that hits different about a “woman in danger” film. Perhaps it’s the fact that the subgenre was once extremely popular in the early-to-mid 90s and is now basically an endangered species?

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Andy Garcia, Bruce Robinson, conrad hall, Graham Beckel, Kevin Conway, Lance Henriksen, thriller, Uma Thurman

TADFF Review: ‘Late Night with the Devil’ Is One of The Best Horror Films of the Year

October 19, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

 What would happen if a talk show tried to conjure the devil live on a Halloween broadcast? Late Night with the Devil investigates just such a phenomenon. 

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Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews, Toronto After Dark Tagged With: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes, David Dastmalchian, Fayssal Bazzi, Georgina Haig, Ian Bliss, Ingrid Torelli, Josh Quong Tart, Laura Gordon, Rhys Auteri

‘Infested’ Is The New ‘Arachnophobia’ [Fantastic Fest Review]

September 27, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

People suffering from arachnophobia beware: Infested (aka Vermin) is your new nightmare.

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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: creature feature, Finnegan Oldfield, Florent Bernard, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko, Sébastien Vaniček, Sofia Lesaffre, Théo Christine

‘The Coffee Table’ Is The Ultimate Feel Bad Dark Comedy [Fantastic Fest Review]

September 24, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

The Coffee Table is one of those impossible to review films because the inciting incident, which happens 20 minutes into the 88-minute run time, is an absolute game changer. It’s the definition of a “go in cold” film.

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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Caye Cass, Claudia Riera, Cristina Borobia, David Pareja, Estefanía de los Santos, Josep Ma Riera

Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Is A Bland, No Fun Ride [Review]

July 25, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, LaKeith Stanfield, and Owen Wilson

Twenty years after Eddie Murphy brought the Disney attraction to life, LaKeith Stanfield takes the reins as the star of Haunted Mansion, a new take on an old story that feels both stale and forgettable right out of the gate.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Danny DeVito, Disney, Haunted Mansion, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto, Justin Simien, LaKeith Stanfield, Own Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish

‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Is A Fun, Silly, Entertaining Possession Film [Review]

July 2, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Daniel Zovatto (L) and Russell Crowe (R) perform an exorcism

What more can you ask for from a possession film than an exorcist who rides a cute red and white Lambretta scooter?

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: alex essoe, Daniel Zovatto, russell crowe

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The 411 on me

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

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> Bloody Disgusting
> /Film
> Consequence
> The Spool
> Anatomy of a Scream
> Grim Journal
> That Shelf

Podcasts:
> Horror Queers
> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

Recent Posts

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