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4K Review: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

September 20, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

A blonde woman rapelling down a cliffside (r) as an angry flying dinosaur opens its beak at her

Gareth Edwards takes over the reins for Jurassic World Rebirth which brings Scarlett Johansson into the franchise.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Audrina Miranda, David Koepp, Ed Skrein, Gareth Edwards, Jonathan Bailey, Jurassic World Rebirth, Luna Blaise, Mahershala Ali, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Philippine Velge, Rupert Friend, scarlett johansson

Cons and Heists of TIFF 2025: ‘Tuner,’ ‘Fuze,’ ‘Carolina Caroline,’ ‘Little Lorraine’

September 13, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

One of the common narrative tropes that turned up at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival were films centered around con artists and heists. 

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Adam Carter Rehmeier, andy hines, auden thorton, Daniel Roher, David McKenzie, dustin hoffman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Havana Rose Liu, j balvin, Jon Gries, joshua close, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, leo woodall, rhys darby, Sam Worthington, Samara Weaving, Stephen Amell, Stephen McHattie, Steve Lund, Theo James

4K Steelbook Review: ‘Clown In A Cornfield’ (2025)

September 8, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

Earlier this year, Eli Craig‘s adaptation of Adam Cesare‘s bestselling YA novel, Clown In A Cornfield was finally released. Now it’s available to own on 4K.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: adam cesare, Alexandre Martin Deakin, Austin Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Carter Blanchard, Eli Craig, Katie Douglas, slasher, Will Sasso

‘Nino’ Review – Théodore Pellerin Anchors A Quiet and Tender Cancer Drama

September 8, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

After suffering from a persistent sore throat when he swallows, 29 year old Nino (Théodore Pellerin) receives a throat cancer diagnosis on his birthday.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Lucie Baudinaud, Pauline Loquès, Salomé Dewaels, Théodore Pellerin, TIFF, tiff2025, William Lebghil

‘Twinless’ Review – Messy, Complicated People Grieve in James Sweeney’s Delightful Tragi-Dramedy

September 1, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

The bond between twins, particularly identical twins, is well-worn fodder for narratives. Writer, director, and star James Sweeney finds fertile new ground in exploring that connection, albeit in an unconventional fashion. 

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Aisling Franciosi, Dylan O'Brien, James Sweeney, Lauren Graham, Twinless

‘Weapons’ Review – The Visceral Impact of Zach Cregger’s Latest Only Lasts ‘Til The Lights Come On

August 8, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

After the twists and turns of his breakout film Barbarian, horror fans have been eagerly waiting to see what writer/director Zach Cregger would do next.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Cary Christopher, josh brolin, julia garner, Zach Cregger

‘Freakier Friday’ Review – Fewer Laughs, Same Big Heart

August 7, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

The 2003 remake of Mary Rodger’s 1972 YA novel Freaky Friday was an unparalleled success. How does its new 2025 sequel fare?

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Chad Michael Murray, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jordan Weiss, Julia Butters, lindsay lohan, Lucille Soong, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, manny jacinto, mark harmon, Nisha Ganatra, Rosalind Chao, Sophia Hammons, Vanessa Bayer

4K Review: ‘Frailty’ (2001)

August 2, 2025 by 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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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Bill Paxton, Frailty, Jeremy Sumpter, Matt O'Leary, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe

4K SteelBook Review: ‘The Way of the Gun’ (2000)

July 12, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

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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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: benicio del toro, Christopher McQuarrie, dylan kussman, geoffrey lewis, james caan, Juliette Lewis, kristin lehman, Nicky Katt, Ryan Phillippe, Scott Wilson, Taye Diggs

30 Things We Learned from the ‘Drop’ Commentary

July 7, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

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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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Bear McCreary, Blumhouse, Brandon Sklenar, christopher landon, Drop, Meghann Fahy, Reed Diamond

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

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> That Shelf

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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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