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[Motherland: Fort Salem review w/ Gayly Dreadful] “Coup” Reveals The Capital ‘V’ Villain of S1

May 14, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review an episode of Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers for episode nine..

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Motherland, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Amalia Holm, Ashley Nicole Williams, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Demetria McKinney, Emilie Leclerc, Freeform, Kai Bradbury, Kylee Brown, Lyne Renee, Rhianna Jagpal, Sarah Yarkin, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Taylor Hickson, Tony Giroux

[Into The Dark Review w/ Gayly Dreadful] ‘Delivered’ Is Narratively Stillborn

May 6, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

A pregnant woman in a bloody nightgown wields a stake in a bathroom

Every few weeks Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss an episode of Hulu and Blumhouse’s Into The Dark series, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

This time around we’re checking out season two’s May entry, Delivered.

Spoilers follow…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Into The Dark, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Blumhouse, Dirk Blackman, Emma Tammi, Hulu, Lyn Moncrief, Natalie Paul, Tina Majorino

[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels review w/ Gayly Dreadful] “Dead People Lie Down” Favors Characters Over Action

May 4, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review an episode of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers for episode two… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Penny Dreadful, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Adam Rodriguez, Adriana Barraza, Amy Madigan, Brent Spiner, Daniel Zovatto, Kerry Bishé, Lin Shaye, Lorenza Izzo, Michael Gladis, Natalie Dormer, Nathan Lane, Piper Perabo, Thomas Kretschmann

[He Said/She Said] ‘The Wretched’ Digs Up Squelching Effects And Mean Thrills

May 1, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

A naked woman stands crookedly in front of a window

In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we were confined to close quarters for a battle to the death with Kirill Sokolov’s Why Don’t You Just Die?

This time, we’re spending the summer at the Canadian cottage, though the flowers are decaying and we seem to keep forgetting family members. It’s time to check out the Pierce Brothers predatory witch film, The Wretched.

Spoilers follow…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: He Said/She Said Tagged With: Azie Tesfai, Blane Crockarell, Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce, Jamison Jones, John-Paul Howard, Judah Abner Paul, Kevin Bigley, Piper Curda, Zarah Mahler

[Motherland: Fort Salem review w/ Gayly Dreadful] ‘Mother Mycelium’ Introduces Real World Complexity

April 30, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review the latest episode of Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers for episode seven…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Motherland, TV Tagged With: Amalia Holm, Ashley Nicole Williams, Demetria McKinney, Emilie Leclerc, Freeform, Jessica Sutton, Kai Bradbury, Kylee Brown, Lyne Renee, Nick Tarabay, Taylor Hickson, Tony Giroux

[Horror Bucket List] ‘The Cat o’ Nine Tails’ Is A Surprisingly Queer Positive Early Argento Film

April 22, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

A blind man sits with a young girl in his lap while a blonde man stands nearby

In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: I’m headed to Italy for an investigation into a slate of murders with Dead For Filth podcast host and screenwriter Michael Varrati.

Spoilers follow…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Bucket List Tagged With: Catherine Spaak, Dario Argento, giallo, Horst Frank, James Franciscus, Karl Malden

Amazon’s ‘Upload’ from Greg Daniels [Review]

April 22, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Nathan (Robbie Amell) gives his Angel Nora (Andy Allo) 5 stars in the air

What if, after you died, you could “upload” your consciousness into a computer and spend the rest of eternity in a goosed-up residential palace filled with amenities? What if the quality of that living space was entirely based on how much money you or your family had in real life? And what if your afterlife became just another endless slog of capitalist interactions? [Read more…]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Allegra Edwards, Amazon, Andy Allo, Elizabeth Bowen, Greg Daniels, Jessica Tuck, Kevin Bigley, Owen Daniels, Rhys Slack, Robbie Amell, Zainab Johnson

[He Said/She Said] ‘Why Don’t You Just Die!’ Is Early Tarantino…Russian-Style

April 21, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Matvey, seated at a table with a hammer in close reach

In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we delighted in the Irish paranormal rom-com Extra Ordinary, which we both adored.

This time, we’re diving into Kirill Sokolov’s high-stakes Russian whodunit Why Don’t You Just Die?, an ensemble piece made up of equal parts humour and gore.

Spoilers follow… [Read more…]

Filed Under: He Said/She Said Tagged With: Dmitriy Ulyukaev, Elena Shevchenko, Evgeniya Kregzhde, Fantasia Film Festival, Kirill Sokolov, Mikhail Gorevoy, Quentin Tarantino, Vitaliy Khaev. Aleksandr Kuznetsov

[Motherland: Fort Salem review w/ Gayly Dreadful] The Show’s Potential Is Unlocked With “Bellweather Season”

April 16, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review an episode of Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers for Episode Five… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Motherland, TV Tagged With: Amalia Holm, Ashley Nicole Williams, Bernadette Beck, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Demetria McKinney, Freeform, Jessica Sutton, Kai Bradbury, Linda Ko, M.J. Bassett, Taylor Hickson

[Horror Bucket List] ‘Next Of Kin’ (1982) Is A Gorgeous, Slow Burn Ozploitation Classic

April 11, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Linda (Jacki Kerin) looks at herself in the mirror as she presses up against the bathroom door, bloodies and desperate

In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: we’re traveling Down Under for the bizarre and gorgeous Next of Kin (1982) with Kill By Kill podcast’s Patrick Hamilton. 

Spoilers follow…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror, Horror Bucket List Tagged With: Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, kill by kill, Michael Heath, ozploitation, patrick hamilton, Tony Williams

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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]
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