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PLL: Summer School’s Liars Finally Become Suspicious of Dr. Sullivan [S02E05 Review]

May 30, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Dr. Sullivan (Annabeth Gish) sits in bed with her left leg in a cast

After weeks of looking at everyone except their incredibly suspicious therapist, our five Pretty Little Liars finally zero in on the extremely shady Dr. Sullivan (Annabeth Gish).

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Filed Under: Pretty Little Liars, TV Tagged With: Alex Aiono, Annabeth Gish, Antonio Cipriano, Ava Capri, Bailee Madison, Ben Cook, Chandler Kinney, Derek Klena, Elias Kacavas, hbo max, Maia Reficco, Malia Pyles, max, Noah Alexander Gerry, Zaria

Lestat Breathes Life Into ‘Interview with the Vampire’ S02E03 [Review]

May 26, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Lestat (Sam Reid) carries a large cross

After several weeks of restricting Lestat (Sam Reid) to Louis (Jacob Anderson)’s guilty conscience, writer Heather Bellson finally bring back the Lioncourt in a juicy flashback.

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Filed Under: Interview With The Vampire, Queer TV Tagged With: Anne Rice, Assad Zaman, Ben Daniels, delainey hayles, Eric Bogosian, Heather Bellson, Interview with the vampire, Jacob Anderson, Justin Kirk, Sam Reid

Ilana Glazer’s ‘Babes’ Is Frank, Funny and Relatable [Review]

May 24, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Babes, a friendship/pregnancy comedy written by Ilana Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, bears all of the hallmarks of the duo’s previous collaboration: the snappy, zany comedy, Broad City.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Hasan Minhaj, Ilana Glazer, John Carroll Lynch, Josh Rabinowitz, Michelle Buteau, Oliver Platt, Pamela Adlon

A Busy ‘Pretty Little Liars: Summer School’ Loses The Plot [S02E04 Review]

May 23, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Imogen (bailee-madison) holds a knife and a baby

One of the strengths of Max’s Pretty Little Liars is how diverse its cast is. This week, that expansive cast of characters is also its downfall as the show is stretched thin with each of our liars’ individual subplots.

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Filed Under: Pretty Little Liars Tagged With: Annabeth Gish, Bailee Madison, Ben Cook, Carly Pope, Carson Rowland, Elias Kacavas, Jordan Gonzalez, Mallory Bechtel, max, Noah Alexander Gerry, roxanne benjamin

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Is Prequel Storytelling Done Right [Review]

May 22, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A close-up of Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy)'s dirty face in front of a highway

Prequels run the risk of being redundant right out of the gate. The end is already known to audiences, so how fresh can the storytelling actually be?

In the case of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the surprising answer is: pretty damn fresh.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Alyla Browne, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlee Fraser, Chris Hemsworth, furiosa, George Miller, Lachy Hulme, mad max, Nico Lathouris

‘Interview With The Vampire’ Finally Introduces The Théâtre [Review]

May 19, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Now that Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) are in Paris, it’s time for the Americans to get involved with the Théâtre des Vampires.

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Filed Under: Interview With The Vampire, Queer TV Tagged With: Anne Rice, Assad Zaman, Ben Daniels, delainey hayles, Eric Bogosian, Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid

[Blu Review] ‘Madame Web’ Is Not Good, But Kinda Fun?

May 18, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Madame Web is the kind of film that invites all sorts of questions: What went wrong? What was the original plan? Did the people involved know what they signed on for? And is there a better version hidden somewhere beneath the surface?

Let’s scour the Blu release to find out…

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Adam Scott, Celeste O’Connor, Dakota Johnson, Emma Roberts, Isabela Merced, Kerry Bishé, Madame Web, Mike Epps, S.J. Clarkson, Sydney Sweeney, Tahar Rahim

Misogyny is Alive and Well in Millwood in Episode 3 of ‘Pretty Little Liars: Summer School’ [Review]

May 16, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Imogen (bailee madison) is threatened by bloody rose, who holds a knife

After a solid reintroduction to Millwood last week, the third episode of “Summer School” sets aside the Bloody Rose Waters danger until the last few minutes to focus on…misogyny.

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Filed Under: Pretty Little Liars, TV Tagged With: Annabeth Gish, Antonio Cipriano, Ava Capri, Bailee Madison, Ben Cook, Chandler Kinney, Elias Kacavas, Maia Reficco, Malia Pyles, Mallory Bechtel, Noah Alexander Gerry, roxanne benjamin, Zaria

‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ Is A Visual Delight [4K Review]

May 15, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A leering klown perched between two cotton candy pods

It’s always fun checking out a “new to you” classic film, particularly when it’s just been given a deluxe physical media release by Scream Factory.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: 4k, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, Grant Cramer, John Allen Nelson, John Massari, John Vernon, killer klowns from outer space, Michael S. Siegel, Peter Licassi, scream factory, Stephen Chiodo, Suzanne Snyder

‘Interview With The Vampire’ Tries to Shake Off the Past in S02 Debut [Review]

May 12, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

AMC’s fantastic adaptation of the late Anne Rice‘s Interview with the Vampire kicks off S02 with an episode dedicated to breaking away from the past in order to start anew.

Spoilers follow…

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Filed Under: Interview With The Vampire, Queer TV, TV Tagged With: AMC, Anne Rice, Assad Zaman, Bally Gill, Craig Zisk, delainey hayles, Eric Bogosian, Hannah Moscovitch, Interview with the vampire, Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid

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

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