The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we struggled to survive a cosmic horror invasion in The Beach House.
This time, we’re retreating into the past and venturing across the pond with Christopher Smith’s period ghost film, The Banishing.
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In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we took a terrible summer vacation with a dangerous young girl in Becky, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion.
Maybe the third time’s the charm as we try another weekend retreat with writer/director Jeffrey A. Brown’s cosmic aquatic horror film, The Beach House.
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In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth exchange. Previously, we took a well-needed, but ill-fated summer vacation in small-town Canada with the Pierce Brothers’ witchy teen terror The Wretched (2019).
This time, we’re heading back to cottage country to continue our examination of the worst summer vacations imaginable with Becky, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion.
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In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we were confined to close quarters for a battle to the death with Kirill Sokolov’s Why Don’t You Just Die?
This time, we’re spending the summer at the Canadian cottage, though the flowers are decaying and we seem to keep forgetting family members. It’s time to check out the Pierce Brothers predatory witch film, The Wretched.
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In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we delighted in the Irish paranormal rom-com Extra Ordinary, which we both adored.
This time, we’re diving into Kirill Sokolov’s high-stakes Russian whodunit Why Don’t You Just Die?, an ensemble piece made up of equal parts humour and gore.
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In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth exchange. Previously, we tackled the very silly, albeit enjoyable Countdown, which was the definition of mindless youth horror.
This time, we’re aiming for some dry, sardonic wit with Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman’s Irish ghost comedy Extra Ordinary.
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