The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
In 2001, actor Bill Paxton made his directorial debut with Frailty, a Southern Gothic religious thriller in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock about an unassuming father who hears the voice of God telling him to destroy demons.
The only catch: they look like ordinary people.
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In 2000, Christopher McQuarrie was riding high on the success of his Oscar nominated screenplay The Usual Suspects, but he was unable to convince anyone to let him direct. At the urging of star Benicio del Toro, he wrote another crime screenplay and made it on the cheap on the condition that he a) could direct and b) had final cut.
That movie is The Way of the Gun.
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One of the most fun thrillers of the year, Drop, has a 4K release. And while several of the featurettes are a little short, there is an audio commentary with director Christopher Landon.
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Scream Factory has released a beautiful new 4K release of Robert Zemeckis‘ thriller, What Lies Beneath.
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Writer/director Leigh Whannell reimagined a classic Universal monster back in January with a contemporary remake of Wolf Man (2025).
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Several of celebrated auteur Quentin Tarantino’s films were recently released on 4K and I had the opportunity to check them out.
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