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‘The Retreat’ (2021) Is A Queer Revenge Thriller That Plays It Safe [Review]

May 21, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

The Retreat asks the question: what dangers lie in wait for queer people who leave the safety of the big city?

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Queer Film Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Ashmore, Alyson Richards, Celina Sinden, Chad Connell, Munro Chambers, Pat Mills, Queer Horror, Rossif Sutherland, Sarah Allen, Tommie-Amber Pirie

Quick Take review – The Following 2×02: ‘For Joe’

January 28, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of FOX

After a so-so return last week, The Following immediately descends back into shitville with an episode filled with reminders of all of the things it does so poorly. The hate-watching is back on, folks!

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Following, TV Tagged With: Aaron Ashmore, Camille De Pazzis, Carrie Preston, Connie Nielsen, FOX, James Purefoy, Jessica Stroup, Kevin Bacon, Sam Underwood, Tiffany Boone, Valorie Curry

Lost Girl review – 2×19: ‘Truth And Consequences’

August 24, 2012 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Syfy / Showcase

If our emotional response to television shows is directly proportional to our investment in it, then Lost Girl has long had me wrapped around its little finger. And while this may help to explain why I love it so much, it also means that I’m much more let down when it makes a misstep. And then there are the events of ‘Truth And Consequences’: an episode that makes such an atrociously terrible narrative decision that I literally cussed out my television.

Let’s really bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lost Girl, TV Tagged With: Aaron Ashmore, Anna Silk, Athena Karkanis, Courtney White, Ingrid Kavelaars, K.C. Collins, Ksenia Solo, Rick Howland, Showcase, Syfy, Vincent Walsh, Zoie Palmer

Lost Girl review – 2×17: ‘The Girl Who Fae’d With Fire’

August 10, 2012 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Syfy / Showcase

After more or less taking a pass on anything mythology-related last week, Lost Girl bounces back with great episode exploring Hale’s (K.C. Collins) backstory, which also serves as a broad reintroduction of the Garuda storyline.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lost Girl, TV Tagged With: Aaron Ashmore, Anna Silk, Athena Karkanis, Erica Luttrell, K.C. Collins, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, Showcase, Syfy, Zoie Palmer

Lost Girl review – 2×15: ‘Table For Fae’

July 27, 2012 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Syfy / Showcase

After a monumental bore of an episode last week, Lost Girl tries, tries again. Does the latest episode succeed in delivering the goods?

Let’s bitch it out…

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Filed Under: Lost Girl, TV Tagged With: Aaron Ashmore, Anna Silk, Anthony Lemke, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, Rick Howland, Showcase, Syfy

The 411 on me

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

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