Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Is An Out and Proud Sequel [Review]

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A disheveled man in a housecoat speaks with a tentacled black alien coming out of his back

There’s a moment in Venom: Let There Be Carnage when Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) comes across a tree with a pair of initials carved into a heart. It’s a clue that Brock and Detective Mulligan (Stephen Graham) will use to track down escaped criminal Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), but the romantic insignia is reflective of the sequel’s focus on love and duality.

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

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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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