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‘Mean Girls’ Goes Musical for 2024 [Review]

January 10, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Three girls sit in a classroom

Get in loser, Mean Girls is back…in musical form.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Angourie Rice, Arturo Perez Jr., Auliʻi Cravalho, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Busy Phillips, Christopher Briney, Jaquel Spivey, lindsay lohan, mean girls, musical, Samantha Jayne, Tim Meadows, Tina Fey

Another Time Jump Reduces ‘Fellow Travelers’ To CliffsNotes [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

December 8, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A black man leans against a wall in front of a police cruiser on fire

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 7 “White Nights”

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Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Allison Williams, Brittany Raymond, fellow travelers, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Jude Wilson, Matt Bomer, Noah J. Ricketts, Showtime

In “Promise You Won’t Write,” A Despicable Storyline Ruins Hawk [‘Fellow Travelers’ Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

November 24, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 5 “Promise You Won’t Write”

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Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Allison Williams, Chris Bauer, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Linus Roache, Matt Bomer, Matt Visser, Mike Taylor, Noah J. Ricketts, Will Brill

Blu Review: ‘Saw X’

November 21, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A man (Isan Beomhyun Lee) is seated in a chair with long plastic tubes attached to his eyes

John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back in a prequel that establishes his relationship with mentee Amanda (Shawnee Smith) to great effect.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Stabley, Charlie Clouser, Josh Stolberg, Joshua Okamoto, Kevin Greutert, Nick Matthews, Octavio Hinojosa, Paulette Hernández, Peter Goldfinger, Renata Vaca, saw x, shawnee smith, Steven Brand, Synnøve Macody Lund, Tobin Bell

BITS Review: ‘Dark Visions’ Offers A Variety of Canadian Horrors

November 21, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A skull sitting in bloody snow next to the words "Blood in the Snow Film Festival"

Blood in the Snow, a film festival dedicated exclusively to Canadian horror, returns for another year of fresh terrors.

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Filed Under: Blood in the Snow, Horror Film Festival Coverage Tagged With: Blood In The Snow Film Festival, canadian horror, horror shorts, jean yoon, Julian Richings

It’s Couples Weekend for ‘Fellow Travelers’ third episode, “Hit Me” [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

November 10, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 3 “Hit Me”

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Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Queer TV, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Allison Williams, Chris Bauer, Christine Horne, fellow travelers, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Linus Roache, Matt Bomer, Matt Visser, Noah J. Ricketts, Showtime, Will Brill

David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Is A Lean, Effective Thriller [Review]

November 10, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

When David Fincher makes a new movie, folks tend to sit up and take notice.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Andrew Kevin Walker, Arliss Howard, David Fincher, Kerry O'Malley, Kirk Baxter, Michael Fassbender, Netflix, Sala Baker, the killer, tilda swinton

‘The Marvels’ Is Busy, Breezy, and Fun [Review]

November 9, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris - L), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson - C) and Ms Marvel (Iman Vellani) stand in a line

Marvel Studios’ latest superhero is an epic team-up of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani).

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Elissa Karasik, Iman Vellani, Megan McDonnell, Ms Marvel, Nia DaCosta, Saagar Shaikh, Samuel L. Jackson, Teyonah Parris, Zawe Ashton

‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola Delivers A Beautiful, But Emotionally Inert Biopic

November 2, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Sofia Coppola returns with a new take on Priscilla Presley’s life with Elvis in Priscilla (2023)

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Movies Tagged With: biopic, Cailee Spaeny, elvis presley, Jacob Elordi, priscilla presley, Sofia Coppola

Showtime’s ‘Fellow Travelers’ Kicks Off Its Decades-Long Love Tragedy [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

October 27, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Showtime’s adaptation of Fellow Travelers, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 1 “You’re Wonderful”

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Filed Under: Fellow Travelers, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Allison Williams, Chris Bauer, David Tomlinson, Jameson Kraemer, Jelani Alladin, Jonathan Bailey, Keara Graves, LGBT, LGBTQ, Linus Roache, Matt Bomer, Ron Nyswaner

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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]
  • Serial Killer Meets Sharks in Sean Byrne’s ‘Dangerous Animals’ [Review]
  • 4K Review: ‘What Lies Beneath’ (2000)

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