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Film Review: Embers (Fantasia Festival)

July 23, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Chaotic Good

At least once a year at Fantasia Fest, a film comes along like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, promising genre conventions and eschewing them for something altogether different. That’s Embers.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Fantasia Film Festival

Film Review: Train To Busan (Fantasia Festival)

July 22, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Well Go USA/ Contents Panda

Hot on the heels of its explosive debut at Cannes and its record breaking opening in South Korea, Train To Busan proved its mettle to a sold-out Fantasia Fest audience.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Fantasia Film Festival

Film Review: The Unseen (Fantasia Festival)

July 19, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Telefilm Canada and Goonworks Films

What if the Invisible Man relocated to northern Canada and became a compelling combination of a crime film and a family drama? That’s The Unseen.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Aden Young, Fantasia Film Festival, Telefilm

Film Review: The Invitation (Fantasia Film Festival)

August 4, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Drafthouse Films

The Invitation is a textbook example of how to create tension using actors and mise-en-scene.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Fantasia Film Festival, John Carroll Lynch, Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman

Film Review: Experimenter (Fantasia Film Festival)

August 3, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of VSC/Magnolia Pictures

Experimenter is a biopic that has grand ambitions, but falters when it comes to execution.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Fantasia Film Festival, Peter Sarsgaard, Taryn Manning, Winona Ryder

Film Review: Lupin The Third (Fantasia Film Festival)

August 2, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of TBS

Easily delivering the best action-comedy I’ve seen in ages, Lupin the Third is a treat for fans who like their action high octane and their plots ludicrous.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Fantasia Film Festival

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

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Podcasts:
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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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