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Review: Alan Gains A Second Patient In A Tense Episode Of ‘The Patient’

September 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A bearded man (Steve Carell) in dark close-up

Dr. Alan Strauss (Steve Carell) has his work cut out for him as he tries to distract a serial killer while keeping a second hostage calm on the latest episode of ‘The Patient.’

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Filed Under: The Patient, TV, TV Review Tagged With: Alex Rich, Andrew Leeds, Cassandra Relynn, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, Hulu, Laura Niemi, Steve Carell, Tim Ransom

TIFF Review: Kiersey Clemons Shines in True Crime Comedy ‘Susie Searches’

September 10, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A girl with braces and headphones smiling at the camera

A gentle comedic thriller in the spirit of Tragedy Girls, Susie Searches is a true crime tale of a socially awkward aspiring star that features a lot of wry commentary.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Alex Wolff, David Walton, Isaac Powell, Jim Gaffigan, Ken Marino, Kiersey Clemons, Lisa Tirone King, Rachel Sennott, Sophie Kargman, William Day Frank

Review: ‘Barbarian’ Delivers Scares and Gore

September 7, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A woman stares down a dark flight of stairs

A double-booked Air BnB is the inciting incident in Barbarian, a twisty thriller that delivers the scares and gore.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Bill Skarsgård, Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Zach Cregger

Review: Complications Arise in ‘The Patient’ Episode 3, “Issues”

September 6, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A young man (L) and a woman (R) sit facing a man (we see only the back of his head)

The mysterious person upstairs is revealed in an episode of Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg’s ‘The Patient’ that quickly escalates the proceedings above the pedestrian.

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Filed Under: The Patient, TV, TV Review Tagged With: Andrew Leeds, Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Laura Niemi, Linda Emond, Renata Friedman, Steve Carell

Review: ‘The Patient’ Debuts With An Intriguing, Subdued Two-Parter

September 5, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A man (Steve Carell) sits on a bed with a leg shackled in chains

What would you do if you suddenly woke up imprisoned in the basement of a serial killer who claims you’re the only one who can stop them from killing again? That’s the premise of ‘The Patient,’ the new series from Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (The Americans).

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Filed Under: The Patient, TV, TV Review Tagged With: Andrew Leeds, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, FX, Hulu, Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Laura Niemi, Renata Friedman, Steve Carell

‘A’ Hits The Carnival As ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ Gets Messy [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

August 11, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A boy and girl clutch each other in a hall of mirrors in red light

Each week Terry and Joe discuss the most recent episodes of HBO Max’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.

Spoilers follow for episodes 6 and 7…

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Filed Under: Pretty Little Liars, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Alexander Chaplin, Ava DeMary, Bailee Madison, Ben Cook, Carson Rowland, Chandler Kinney, Cristala Carter, Derek Klena, Elena Goode, Eric Johnson, Gabriella Pizzolo, Jordan Gonzalez, Lea Salonga, Maia Reficco, Malia Pyles, Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Zakiya Young, Zaria

“A” Is Reborn in HBO Max’s ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

July 28, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Five girls stand in a graveyard

Each week Terry and Joe discuss the most recent episodes of HBO Max’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.

Spoilers follow for episodes 1-3

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Filed Under: Pretty Little Liars, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Alex Aiono, Bailee Madison, Brian Altemus, Carly Pope, Derek Klena, Elias Kacavas, Eric Johnson, Jordan Gonzalez, Kate Jennings Grant, Lindsay Calhoon Bring, Maia Reficco, Malia Pyles, Mallory Bechtel, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Sharon Leal, Zakiya Young, Zaria

Review: Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’ Is A Paint By Numbers Action Flick

July 14, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A dark haired man (L) holds a blonde man (right) at gunpoint

There’s a moment in The Gray Man when an assassin, instructed to kill a sleeping Ryan Gosling, favours a knife instead of a gun because they’re on a plane. Naturally, anyone who watches movies knows that a) a gun will inevitably make an appearance and b) a hole will be shot in the side of the plane.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Alfre Woodard, Ana de Armas, anthony russo, Billy Bob Thornton, chris evans, joe russo, Netflix, ryan gosling

‘Evil’ Makes Race Political in “The Angel of Warning” [TV Review]

July 10, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A black man holding a clipboard in a gymnasium

David questions the nature of his visions as the case of the week intersects with Sister Andrea’s trial.

Spoilers follow for episode 3.05…

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Filed Under: Evil Tagged With: Aasif Mandvi, Andrea Martin, Anthony DeSando, Boris McIver, Christine Lahti, Katja Herbers, Kurt Fuller, Madeline Wise, Michael Emerson, Mike Colter, paramount plus, paramount+, Patrick Brammall

‘Queer As Folk’ Breaks In Five In Its Penultimate Episode [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

July 7, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

The back of a teen boy in a club filled with beams of light

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of Peacock’s reboot of Queer as Folk, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for episode 7

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Filed Under: Queer As Folk, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Armand Fields, Calvin Seabrooks, CG, Chris Renfro, Devin Way, Ed Begley Jr, Fin Argus, Jesse James Keitel, Johnny Sibilly, Kim Cattrall, Lukas Gage, Megan Stalter, Olli Haaskivi, Ryan O’Connell, Stephen Dunn

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The 411 on me

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

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Podcasts:
> Horror Queers
> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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