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The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

[The Outsider recap w/t Gayly Dreadful] Holly Finally Joins The Group for An Explosive Reveal

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Each week Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss the most recent episode of HBO’s The Outsider, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Episode 1.06 “The One About The Yiddish Vampire”: Holly presents her theory about the connection between two other child murders and the Frankie Peterson case; while Ralph remains skeptical, Yunis suggests they start looking into Claude, the last person to have contact with Terry.

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[Review] ‘Mon Mon Mon MONSTERS’ Is A Challenging Depiction of Teenage Sociopathy

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What happens when entitled teens with sociopathic tendencies stumble across a vulnerable victim that also happens to be a serialing killing “monster”? Taiwan director Gideons Ko tackles the murky morality of what constitutes a monster with the confronting and frequently unpleasant Mon Mon Mon MONSTERS.

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[The Outsider recap w/t Gayly Dreadful] “Que Viene el Coco” Identifies The Bogeyman

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Each week Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss the most recent episode of HBO’s The Outsider, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Episode 1.04: “Que Viene el Coco”: While retracing the Maitlands’ recent family vacation, Holly (Cynthia Erivo) pursues a possible connection to an eerily similar case and gains valuable insight from local former detective Andy Katcavage (Derek Cecil); Glory (Julianne Nicholson) faces increased scrutiny in her daily life. [Read more…]

[He Said / She Said]: ‘Countdown’ Fluctuates Between Silly, Ridiculous and Borderline Offensive

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Talitha Eliana Bateman hiding under the bed in CountdownIn He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we tackled Helen Hunt’s twisty/turny festival entry, I See You. This time, we’re downloading apps irresponsibly without reading the Terms of Condition with 2019’s Countdown.

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[The Outsider recap w/t Gayly Dreadful] The Latest Stephen King Adaptation Opens With Plenty of Mystery

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Each week Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss the most recent episode of HBO’s The Outsider, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Episodes 1.01-1.02:

“Fish In A Barrel”: When the body of an 11-year-old boy is found in the Georgia woods, detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) launches an investigation into the gruesome murder; eyewitnesses and physical evidence point to local teacher and baseball coach Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman).

“Roanoke”: Ralph admits to being baffled by conflicting physical evidence; an unexpected tragedy throws the investigation into a tailspin; Glory (Julianne Nicholson) tries to soothe her daughter Jessa (Scarlett Blum), who says she’s been visited by a strange man in her room at night.

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[Servant Recap w/t Gayly Dreadful] ‘Jericho’ Delivers A Gut Punching Revelation

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Each week Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) discuss the most recent episode of Apple TV’s Servant, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Episode 1.09 “Jericho”: The truth about The Incident is revealed. [Read more…]

[He Said/She Said] ‘I See You’ Surprises, Intrigues and Entertains

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In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we tried on the Soska Sisters’ fashion-forward 2019 remake of Cronenberg’s classic Rabid and found that the fit wasn’t quite right. This time, we’re uncovering some small town secrets with Adam Randall’s I See You (2019) — starring Helen Hunt!

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