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Silo’s “The Harmonium” Offers A Great Death Surrounded by Clutter [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

December 6, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A quiet moment stands out amid the clutter of a messy Silo episode.

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Silo, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Alexandria Riley, Apple TV, Avi Nash, Billy Postlethwaite, Chinaza Uche, Clare Perkins, Common, Harriet Walter, Rebecca Ferguson, Remmie Milner, Shane McCrae, Tanya Moodie, Tim Robbins

‘Werewolves’ Is Fun When It Stops Being Serious [Review]

December 5, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A werewolf howling to the left, with a yellow stoplight behind

A super moon turns people into wolves for one night only in director Steven C. Miller‘s horror action film.

Yes, folks “it’s werewolves meets The Purge.”

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Frank Grillo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Kamdynn Gary, Katrina Law, Lou Diamond Phillips

‘Silo’ Stokes Rebellion in a Jules-Free Episode [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

November 22, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

The sophomore episode of Apple TV’s Silo returns to the aggrieved citizens of our OG silo as rebellion brews…

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Silo, TV Tagged With: Alexandria Riley, Apple TV, Common, George Robinson, Harriet Walter, Matt Gomez Hidaka, Michael Dinner, Remmie Milner, Shane McCrae, Tanya Moodie, Tim Robbins

‘Teacup’ Kills A Few More Before Ending S01 On A Cliffhanger [Review]

November 1, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Meryl (Emilie Bierre) hugs Arlo (Caleb Dolden)

The two part finale, “This Is Nowhere” offered a brief moment of finality before setting up a potential second season.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Emilie Bierre, Ian McCulloch, Jeremy Conner, Kathy Baker, Kevin Tanchareon, Luciano Leroux, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

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.

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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

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

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