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Review: Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’ Is A Paint By Numbers Action Flick

July 14, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A dark haired man (L) holds a blonde man (right) at gunpoint

There’s a moment in The Gray Man when an assassin, instructed to kill a sleeping Ryan Gosling, favours a knife instead of a gun because they’re on a plane. Naturally, anyone who watches movies knows that a) a gun will inevitably make an appearance and b) a hole will be shot in the side of the plane.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Alfre Woodard, Ana de Armas, anthony russo, Billy Bob Thornton, chris evans, joe russo, Netflix, ryan gosling

Katey Sagal Shines In Blumhouse’s Repetitive ‘Torn Hearts’ [Film Review]

May 20, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A brunette woman with a bloody cut on her right cheek

Ambition, insecurity and the fear of abandonment intersect in Torn Hearts, a new thriller from Blumhouse Television and EPIX set in the world of Nashville’s country music scene.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Abby Quinn, Alexxis Lemire, Blumhouse, brea grant, Epix, Joshua Leonard, Katey Sagal, Rachel Koller Croft, Shiloh Fernandez

Review: ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Is A Smart, Self-Aware Reboot

May 18, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Photorealistic computer animated chipmunk Dale (L) stands next to traditional cel animated Chip (R)

After an absence of more than thirty years, Chip ‘n Dale return to claim their piece of the nostalgia/reboot pie in a clever film that acknowledges how ridiculous remaking old IP has become.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Andy Samberg, chip 'n dale, Disney, Eric Bana, J.K. Simmons, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne, rescue rangers, Seth Rogen, Will Arnell

‘Windfall’ Is A Playwriting Exercise With A Netflix Budget [Review]

March 18, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

What begins as a break-in turns into a hostage affair in Charlie McDowell’s talky drama…

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Andrew Kevin Walker, Charlie McDowell, Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons, Justin Lader

Decent Set Pieces Can’t Save ‘Uncharted’ [Review]

February 17, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Video game adaptations get a bad rap but the reality is that several of them are worth checking out. Where does Uncharted fall?

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: adaptation, antonio banderas, mark wahlberg, sophia ali, tati gabrielle, Tom Holland, video game film

Say Yes To Jennifer Lopez in ‘Marry Me’ [Review]

February 10, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A plainclothes man (L) kisses a woman (r) in an extravagant wedding dress on stage

A new Jennifer Lopez rom-com just in time for Valentine’s Day? Say yes to Marry Me…

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, John Bradley, maluma, Marry Me, owen wilson, rom com, romantic comedy, Sarah Silverman

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The 411 on me

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

Words:
> Bloody Disgusting
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> Grim Journal
> That Shelf

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

Recent Posts

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