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‘Nightshooters’ Delivers Epic Action [Toronto After Dark Review]

October 17, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A man kicks another man in mid-air as a third man watches

There’s something for everyone in writer/director Marc Price’s 2018 independent action comedy, Nightshooters.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Toronto After Dark Tagged With: Adam McNab, Doug Allen, Jean-Paul Ly, Kaitlyn Riordan, Marc Price, Mica Proctor, Nicholas Aaron, Nightshooters, Richard Sandling, Rosanna Hoult, Toronto After Dark

Impressive Visual Effects Elevate ‘Post Mortem’ [Toronto After Dark Review]

October 16, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A man is pinned to the ceiling as people reach for him

Post Mortem (2020), Hungary’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, is a visual spectacle about a small town caught in the throes of ghostly attacks.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews, Toronto After Dark Tagged With: Andrea Ladányi, Fruzsina Hais, hungarian, Judit Schell, Péter Bergendy, Piros Zánkay, post mortem, Toronto After Dark, Viktor Klem

‘She Will’ Finds Female Rage In The Woods [Fantastic Fest Review]

October 2, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

An older, well dressed woman sits in bed

The story of She Will is slight, but the film, from director Charlotte Clbert and co-writer Kitty Percy, more than makes up for it with its visuals.

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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Alice Krige, Charlotte Colbert, Kota Eberhardt, Malcolm McDowell

‘Let The Wrong One In’ Is A Silly Delight [Fantastic Fest Review]

September 27, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A teen in a blood covered shirt holds a wooden stake next to an old man tied to a chair

There’s something incredibly satisfying about a horror comedy that knows it’s silly and leans into it.

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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Head, Conor McMahon, Eoin Duffy, Fantastic Fest, irish, Karl Rice, Laura Murray, vampire

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

September 26, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

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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Filed Under: Fantastic Fest, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Asjha Cooper, Burkely Duffield, Dale Whibley, Diego Josef, Henry Gayden, Jesse LaTourette, Netflix, Patrick Brice, Stephanie Miller, Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin

‘Midnight’ Is A Visceral Cat and Mouse Thriller [Fantasia 2021]

August 22, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

I’ve always been fond of women in peril films, particularly when they put a unique spin on the subgenre.

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Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage Tagged With: Hae-yeon Kil, Ki-joo Jin, Kim Hye-Yoon, korean, Kwon Oh-seung, Midnight, Park Hoon, thriller, Wi Ha-Joon

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The 411 on me

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

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

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

Recent Posts

  • ‘Materialists’ Interrogates The Cost of Love [Review]
  • Serial Killer Meets Sharks in Sean Byrne’s ‘Dangerous Animals’ [Review]
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