Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

‘No Time To Die’ Is A Disappointing End For Daniel Craig’s James Bond [Review]

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A suave blonde man in a grey suit and sunglasses

After more than a year of COVID delays, Daniel Craig’s final foray as James Bond arrives in theatres. But is No Time To Die worth the wait?

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A Great First Act Can’t Save ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ [Fantastic Fest Review]

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A teen boy walks past a row of lockers with the word MURDERER written in red paint

There’s Someone Inside Your House gets off to a great start: football jock Jackson Pace (Markian Tarasiuk) sets his alarm for a nap before a big game, awakens to an empty house filled with photos from a hazing ritual gone wrong and is brutally murdered by an assailant wearing a mask of his face. It’s creepy, there’s a smidge of humour and the violence is brutal. It’s only a few minutes into Netflix’s newest slasher and we’re off to a good start.

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‘Wildland’ is a Slow Burn Family Crime Drama [Film Review]

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A woman sits on a couch with three men and a teen girl (far left)

Comparisons to filmmaker David Michôd’s Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom are inevitable when discussing Danish director Jeanette Nordahl’s debut feature. Both films feature a matriarch with a powerful, manipulative grip over her crime syndicate family and both films explore how the familial empire ultimately crumbles.

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‘Candyman’ Is Stunningly Powerful and Evocative [Film Review]

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It’s been nearly thirty years since Tony Todd first appeared as Candyman in an underground parking garage, seductively urging graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) to “be my victim.”

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[TV Review] S2 of HBO Max’s ‘The Other Two’ Is As Witty, Absurd and Must Watch as Ever

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There’s a pretty clever inversion at the heart of The Other Two’s second season. At the end of the first season, Chase Dubek (Case Walker), the show’s Justin Beiber stand-in who rose to superstardom as ChaseDreams, announced that he was quitting the music business just as mother Pat (Molly Shannon) landed an Ellen-style daytime talk show gig.

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