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Review: ‘Relay’ Is A Great Conspiracy Thriller Throwback [TIFF 2024]

September 16, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Riz Ahmed as Ash, wearing a grey hoodie, tan jacket and black backpack

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a techno-conspiracy thriller, which makes Relay a welcome surprise.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: David Mackenzie, Eisa Davis, Jared Abrahamson, Lily James, Matthew Maher, riz ahmed, Sam Worthington, TIFF 2024, Willa Fitzgerald

Review: Alien Romantic Drama ‘You Are Not Alone’ Is A Quiet Gem [TIFF 2024]

September 12, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Bar Man (Pierre Yves Charbonneau) stands bathed in the white light of an open fridge door

Leave it to Quebec filmmakers to find a way to make alien abductions and mid-mid-life crises both intriguing and deeply romantic. But that’s what You Are Not Alone (2024) is.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Canadian film, François Papineau, Marianne Fortier, Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien, Pier-Luc Funk, you are not alone

TIFF Review: Kiersey Clemons Shines in True Crime Comedy ‘Susie Searches’

September 10, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A girl with braces and headphones smiling at the camera

A gentle comedic thriller in the spirit of Tragedy Girls, Susie Searches is a true crime tale of a socially awkward aspiring star that features a lot of wry commentary.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Alex Wolff, David Walton, Isaac Powell, Jim Gaffigan, Ken Marino, Kiersey Clemons, Lisa Tirone King, Rachel Sennott, Sophie Kargman, William Day Frank

[TIFF Review] ‘A Banquet’ Is A Captivating Domestic Horror Film

September 13, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A woman holds down a teenage girl in bed

Ruth Paxton has created a domestic nightmare based around grating sensory experiences.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Jessica Alexander, Kaine Zajaz, Lindsay Duncan, Ruby Stokes, Ruth Paxton, Sienna Guillory

TIFF – Non-Genre Coverage

September 16, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

TIFF 2019

In 2019, my (non-genre) Toronto International Film Festival coverage included reviews at The Spool and Consequence of Sound. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: consequence of sound, InSession Film, the spool, TIFF, TIFF 18, TIFF 2018, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival

The Bitch Awards: Best Horror Films 2017

December 20, 2017 by Joe Lipsett

It’s been a great year for horror. How great? For the first time, you get a Top 10 list exclusively for horror films. Rejoice!

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Bitch Awards, Fantasia Film Festival, Film - 2017, Toronto After Dark, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Alien Covenant, Best Horror Films, Best of the Year, Best of Year, Better Watch Out, Get Out, Happy Death Day, Horror, Hounds of Love, Mayhem, My Friend Dahmer, Pyewacket, Raw, The Belko Experiment, Tragedy Girls

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The 411 on me

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

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> Bloody Disgusting
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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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