Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

‘The Strangler’ Is The French Queer Giallo You Didn’t Know Existed [Fantastic Fest Review]

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At the offset of The Stranger, Émile, a young boy, smashes his piggy bank and sneaks out of his room so he can buy a comic strip from a newspaper vendor. What he doesn’t realize when he absentmindedly sits on a nearby picnic table is that an older man is following him.

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

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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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Sophie Thatcher’s ‘Blink’ Is A Lean, Fun Horror Short [SXSW Review]

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A close-up of a scared blonde girl's face in a hospital bed

Blink is notable for a few reasons. The first is that the short is the first project from Scream Gems Horror Lab, which is described as “an initiative from Sony’s genre label Screen Gems and Scott Glassgold’s production company Ground Control” that aims to be an “incubator” for up-and-coming filmmakers to move from shorts to features.

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