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With Episodes 5-6, ‘Teacup’ Delivers Two Wildly Different Experiences [Review]

October 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Olsen (Bill Heck) running away from a van, wearing body armor and a gas mask

Peacock has been rolling out two episodes of Teacup a week and due to the short runtime, it’s been a solid strategy. With episodes 5 & 6, however, a disparity in episode-length and format makes for very different viewing experiences.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Bill Heck, Boris McIver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Jackson Kelly, john hyams, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Is Dumb, Silly Fun [Review]

October 24, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

At what point does a bad film become good? It is possible to acknowledge that a narrative barely makes any sense, yet still find it enjoyable? If Tom Hardy dresses in a tuxedo, does that automatically put him in contention to be James Bond?

These are the questions that one thinks while watching Venom: The Last Dance (aka Venom 3)

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Movies Tagged With: andy serkis, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Kelly Marcel, Rhys Ifan, Stephen Graham, tom hardy, venom

Review: ‘Push’ (2024) Is A Tense Cat and Mouse Thriller

October 21, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Natalie (Alicia Sanz) screams

The Boy Behind The Door co-writer/directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell are back with a new high octane pregnancy thriller, Push (2024).

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: David Alexander Flinn, David Charbonier, Gore Abrams, Justin Powell, Raúl Castillo

At the Halfway Point, ‘Teacup’ Answers Some Questions, Raises New Mysteries [Review]

October 18, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Arlo (Caleb Dolden - L) points to the sky as Meryl (Emilie Bierre) and Nicholas (Luciano Leroux - R) stare up in the woods

Strip down to your Linda Hamilton tank top because the mysteries in the middle episodes of Teacup are multiplying.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Bill Heck, Boris McIver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Emilie Bierre, Ian McCollough, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

‘Teacup’ Debuts with Mystery and Body Horror [TV Review]

October 10, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

McNab (Rob Morgan) looks at his hand wearing a gas mask

Three families are threatened by a mysterious force in rural Georgia in the new Peacock series, Teacup, from executive producers James Wan and E.L. Katz.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Boris McIver, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, E.L. Katz, Ian McCollough, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

Review: ‘Agatha All Along’ Is Delightfully Witchy Fun

September 18, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

(L-R): Teen (Joe Locke), Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) and Jennifer Kale (Sasheer Zamata) stand in a foggy forest

After stealing the show in WandaVision, Kathryn Hahn returns as Agatha Harkness in her own witchy Disney+ series, Agatha All Along.

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Filed Under: Queer TV, TV Tagged With: Agatha All Along, Alice Wu-Gulliver, Aubrey Plaza, Debra Jo Rupp, Disney, Jac Schaeffer, Joe Locke, Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Sasheer Zamata, WandaVision

Review: ‘Relay’ Is A Great Conspiracy Thriller Throwback [TIFF 2024]

September 16, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Riz Ahmed as Ash, wearing a grey hoodie, tan jacket and black backpack

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a techno-conspiracy thriller, which makes Relay a welcome surprise.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: David Mackenzie, Eisa Davis, Jared Abrahamson, Lily James, Matthew Maher, riz ahmed, Sam Worthington, TIFF 2024, Willa Fitzgerald

Review: Alien Romantic Drama ‘You Are Not Alone’ Is A Quiet Gem [TIFF 2024]

September 12, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Bar Man (Pierre Yves Charbonneau) stands bathed in the white light of an open fridge door

Leave it to Quebec filmmakers to find a way to make alien abductions and mid-mid-life crises both intriguing and deeply romantic. But that’s what You Are Not Alone (2024) is.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Canadian film, François Papineau, Marianne Fortier, Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien, Pier-Luc Funk, you are not alone

‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ Is Long, Ugly and Full of Tired Fan Service [Review]

July 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Six long years after Deadpool 2, Ryan Reynolds returns as the merc with a mouth in Deadpool & Wolverine, which also finds Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Logan/Wolverine, who died in 2017’s Logan.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Channing Tatum, dafne keen, emma corrin, hugh jackman, jennifer garner, matthew macfayden, Morena Baccarin, rob delaney, ryan reynolds, shawn levy, wesley snipes, Wunmi Mosaku

27 Things We Learned from ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ (2024) Commentary

July 24, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

There was understandable trepidation when word of a new The Strangers was announced. Would star/executive producer Madelaine Petsch and directory Renny Harlin manage to pull off a new remake?

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: courtney solomon, froy gutierrez, Madelaine Petsch, renny harlin, the strangers

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

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