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‘The Baby’ Celebrates A Maternal Summer Solstice [TV Review]

May 16, 2022 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

A old woman (L) holding a baby faces a young woman (R) in front of a bonfire

It’s another family affair as Natasha and Mrs. Eaves track down Bobbi to their estranged mother’s commune.

Spoilers for episode four…

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Filed Under: The Baby Tagged With: Albie Pascal Hills, Amber Grappy, Amira Ghazalla, Arthur Levi Hills, Faraz Shariat, Gemma Brockis, Genesis Lynea, HBO, Michelle de Swarte, Sinéad Cusack, Susan Soon He Stanton

Harper and Kirby Go Fact Finding in ‘Shining Girls’ Fifth Episode, “Screamer” [TV Review]

May 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett 1 Comment

A man and a woman sit on a couch

As Kirby and Harper recover from their physical encounter, they seek out answers about the other in close connections.

Spoilers follow for episode 5. …

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Apple TV, Chris Chaulk, Christopher Denham, Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Phillipa Soo, shining girls, Wagner Moura

Hell Is A Children’s Birthday Party on ‘The Baby’ [TV Review]

May 9, 2022 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

Two women look at each other warily

Weekly coverage of HBO and SKY’s limited series co-production The Baby continues with episode 3 “The Bulldozer”

Spoilers ahead…

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Filed Under: The Baby Tagged With: Albie Pascal Hills, Amber Grappy, Amira Ghazalla, Arthur Levi Hills, Genesis Lynea, HBO, Michelle de Swarte, Polly Kemp, Shvorne Marks

‘Shining Girls’ Episode 4 Brings Killer & Survivor Face to Face [TV Review]

May 6, 2022 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

A bloodied woman stares at something just above the camera

As the serial killer story goes public, killer and survivor finally come face to face as Shining Girls hits its mid-way point.

Spoilers follow for episode 4.

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Apple TV, Chris Chaulk, Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Phillipa Soo, Wagner Moura

The Mystery Deepens in Episode 2 of HBO’s ‘The Baby’ [TV Review]

May 2, 2022 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

A black woman (R) stares at a baby (L)

Weekly coverage of HBO and SKY’s limited series co-production The Baby continues with episode 2 “The Seduction.”

Spoilers ahead…

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Filed Under: The Baby, TV Review Tagged With: Albie Pascal Hills, Amber Grappy, Amira Ghazalla, Angela Yeoh, Arthur Levi Hills, Divian Ladwa, HBO, Isy Suttie, Michelle de Swarte, Siân Robins-Grace, Sophie Reid

‘Shining Girls’ Teases a Time Travelling Serial Killer [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

April 29, 2022 by Joe Lipsett 1 Comment

A brunette woman walks in a crowd

Terry and Joe discuss the most recent episode of Apple TV’s limited series, Shining Girls.

Spoilers follow for episodes 1-3.

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Filed Under: Shining Girls, TV Review Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Apple TV, Brian Boland, Chris Chaulk, Elisabeth Moss, Erika Alexander, Jamie Bell, Karen Rodriguez, Phillipa Soo, shining girls, Wagner Moura

HBO’s ‘The Baby’ Delivers Pitch Black Horror Comedy [TV Review]

April 25, 2022 by Joe Lipsett Leave a Comment

A woman places a baby in a laundry bin on a counter

Weekly coverage of HBO and SKY’s limited series co-production, The Baby begins with a discussion of the horror comedy’s first episode “The Arrival.”

Spoilers ahead…

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Filed Under: The Baby, TV Review Tagged With: Albie Pascal Hills, Amira Ghazalla, Arthur Levi Hills, HBO, Isy Suttie, Lucy Gaymer, Michelle de Swarte, Siân Robins-Grace

‘Servant’ Wraps S03 With A “Holy Sh*t” Moment [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

March 25, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A close-up of a high heel next to a bannister

Each week Terry and Joe review the latest episode of Apple TV’s Servant S3, alternating between our respective sites.

Major Spoilers follow for Episode 3.10 “Mama”

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Servant, TV Tagged With: Boris McGiver, Ishana Night Shymalan, Lauren Ambrose, M. Night Shyamalan, Nell Tiger Free, phillip james brannon, Rupert Grint, Toby Kebbell, Tony Basgallop

‘Windfall’ Is A Playwriting Exercise With A Netflix Budget [Review]

March 18, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

What begins as a break-in turns into a hostage affair in Charlie McDowell’s talky drama…

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Andrew Kevin Walker, Charlie McDowell, Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons, Justin Lader

Sophie Thatcher’s ‘Blink’ Is A Lean, Fun Horror Short [SXSW Review]

March 14, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A close-up of a scared blonde girl's face in a hospital bed

Blink is notable for a few reasons. The first is that the short is the first project from Scream Gems Horror Lab, which is described as “an initiative from Sony’s genre label Screen Gems and Scott Glassgold’s production company Ground Control” that aims to be an “incubator” for up-and-coming filmmakers to move from shorts to features.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, SXSW Tagged With: Scream Gems Horror Lab, short films, Sophie Thatcher, Spenser Cohen

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The 411 on me

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

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Recent Posts

  • ‘The Baby’ Celebrates A Maternal Summer Solstice [TV Review]
  • Harper and Kirby Go Fact Finding in ‘Shining Girls’ Fifth Episode, “Screamer” [TV Review]
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