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Episode 3 of HBO’s ‘Last Call’ Is Busy, But Brimming with Humanity [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

July 25, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Terry and Joe discuss HBO’s true-crime docuseries Last Call. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 3…

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Filed Under: Queer TV, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Anthony Caronna, Bea Hanson, HBO, Howard Gertler, last call, Matt Foreman

Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Is A Bland, No Fun Ride [Review]

July 25, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, LaKeith Stanfield, and Owen Wilson

Twenty years after Eddie Murphy brought the Disney attraction to life, LaKeith Stanfield takes the reins as the star of Haunted Mansion, a new take on an old story that feels both stale and forgettable right out of the gate.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Danny DeVito, Disney, Haunted Mansion, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto, Justin Simien, LaKeith Stanfield, Own Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish

‘Oppenheimer’ Is A Visual Spectacle [Review]

July 21, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

There comes a point in Oppenheimer where audiences may just wonder: is there a single white male actor working in Hollywood that isn’t in this movie?!

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Alden Ehrenreich, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Dylan Arnold, Emily Blunt, florence pugh, Jason Clarke, Ludwig Göransson, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Tony Goldwyn

‘Barbie’ Is A Sharp, Funny, Feminist Blockbuster [Review]

July 19, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

It should surprise no one that Barbie, based on the famous Mattel doll, is a very funny and witty film.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie, Connor Swindells, Emerald Fennell, Emma Mackey, Greta Gerwig, Kate McKinnon, Margot Robbie, Mattel, Michael Cera, Ncuti Gatwa, Noah Baumbach, Rhea Perlman, ryan gosling, Simu Liu

‘Last Call’ Episode 2 [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

July 17, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Terry and Joe discuss HBO’s true-crime docuseries Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 2…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Queer TV, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Anthony Caronna, Bea Hanson, Ceyenne, Howard Gertler, last call, Matt Foreman

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ [Review]

July 12, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

It’s the beginning of the end as Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise debut Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Cary Elwes, Christopher McQuarrie, Esai Morales, Hayley Atwell, Henry Czerny, Mission: Impossible, Pom Klementieff, Rebecca Ferguson, Shea Whigham, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames

40 Things We Learned from the ‘Scream VI’ Commentary

July 11, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

It’s not every day a new Scream film comes out on home video, so let’s break down all the juicy details from Scream VI‘s 4K, Blu and DVD release.

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Filed Under: Horror, Movies Tagged With: Courteney Cox, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Guy Busick, Hayden Panettiere, Henry Czerny, Jack Champion, Jack Quaid, James Vanderbilt, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jenna Ortega, Liana Liberato, Mason Gooding, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Melissa Barrera, paramount, Samara Weaving, Scream, Skeet Ulrich, tony revolori, Tyler Gillett

‘Joy Ride’ Is A Raucous Comedy That Could Go Harder [Review]

July 5, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Take four very different women. Send them on a trip to China. Add cultural comedy, sex jokes, and a dash of interpersonal conflict. Mix liberally. That’s Joy Ride.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Adele Kim, Annie Mumolo, Ashley Park, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, David Denmans, Desmond Chiam, Meredith Hagner, Ronny Chieng, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Hsiao

‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Is A Fun, Silly, Entertaining Possession Film [Review]

July 2, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Daniel Zovatto (L) and Russell Crowe (R) perform an exorcism

What more can you ask for from a possession film than an exorcist who rides a cute red and white Lambretta scooter?

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: alex essoe, Daniel Zovatto, russell crowe

The Truth Is Revealed in the ‘Silo’ S01 Finale [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

June 30, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episodes of Apple TV’s Silo, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 10, “Outside”

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Silo, TV Tagged With: Apple TV, Avi Nash, Chinaza Uche, Common, David Oyelowo, Harriet Walter, Hugh Howey, Rashida Jones, Rebecca Ferguson, Remmie Milner, Rick Gomez, Shane McCrae, Tim Robbins, Will Merrick

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The 411 on me

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

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