The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we struggled to survive a cosmic horror invasion in The Beach House.
This time, we’re retreating into the past and venturing across the pond with Christopher Smith’s period ghost film, The Banishing.
Spoilers follow… [Read more…]
There’s a careful balancing act occurring at the heart of Moffie, Oliver Hermanus’ film about a white, closeted, South African teenager forced into the country’s compulsory military service in 1981. [Read more…]
Terry and Joe tackle director Midi Z’s sumptuous Taiwanese psychological thriller, Nina Wu.
Now that Promising Young Woman is out on Blu, it’s the ideal opportunity to revisit Emerald Fennell’s buzzy, controversial Oscar nominated film.
Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episodes of HBO Max’s Genera+ion, alternating between our respective sites.
Spoilers follow for Episodes 6-7: “The Wheels on the Bussy”, and “Desert Island”
Each week Terry and Joe review the latest episode of Apple TV’s Servant S2, alternating between our respective sites.
Spoilers follow for Episode 2.10 “Josephine” [Read more…]
A grief-stricken woman forms an unhealthy obsession with her new neighbour’s daughter in Here Before. [Read more…]
The first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier will be an interesting litmus test for MCU fans. After a full year without a big screen blockbuster, there is plenty of pent-up demand for a Marvel action film that the small screen series aims to fill. [Read more…]
What happens when you combine technophobia, conspiracy theory and a dogged investigation into the seedy underbelly of society?
You get 90s throwback Broadcast Signal Intrusion. [Read more…]
Welsh film The Feast opens with an employee manning an oil drill stumbling away from a dig site, blood covering their face.
It’s visually disconnected from the cold, sterile environment where the rest of the film takes place, but this seemingly incongruous opening hangs heavy over a dinner party from hell. [Read more…]