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Review: Jan Grows Defiant as ‘A Friend of the Family’ Jumps Ahead

October 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Mckenna Grace as 13 year old Jan Broberg, sitting on the front doorstep

Phase one of the Broberg saga concludes as A Friend of the Family initiates a time jump.

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Filed Under: A Friend of the Family Tagged With: Anna Paquin, Austin Stowell, Bree Elrod, Colin Hanks, Hendrix Yancey, jake lacy, Mckenna Grace, Nick Antosca, peacock

Review: Preying on the Broberg Family in Episodes 1-4 of Nick Antosca’s ‘A Friend of the Family’

October 6, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A man (l) and a pre-teen girl (r) eat ice cream on the hood of a car

Arguably one of the most bizarre true crime kidnapping stories ever told has been adapted by Nick Antosca into a Peacock limited series, A Friend of the Family.

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Filed Under: A Friend of the Family, TV Tagged With: Anna Paquin, Austin Stowell, Bree Elrod, Colin Hanks, Hendrix Yancey, jake lacy, Lio Tipton, Nick Antosca, Patrick Fischler, peacock, Philip Ettinger

True Blood review – 7×10: ‘Thank You’

August 25, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of HBO

After seven seasons of nudity, blood and gonzo madness, it’s time for True Blood to meet the true death.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: True Blood, TV Tagged With: Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Camp, Anna Paquin, Chris Bauer, Deborah Ann Woll, HBO, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer von Straten, Nelsan Ellis, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Series Finale, Stephen Moyer

True Blood review – 7×09: ‘Love Is To Die’

August 18, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of HBO

Last week Bill (Stephen Moyer) made the unpopular declaration that he wouldn’t take the cure for Hep-V. It’s time to find out how that goes down.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: True Blood, TV Tagged With: Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Camp, Anna Paquin, Deborah Ann Woll, HBO, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer von Straten, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Stephen Moyer, Tara Buck

True Blood review – 7×08: ‘Almost Home’

August 11, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of HBO

We didn’t cover last week’s new episode of True Blood, but nothing much happened, so let’s just pretend it never happened shall we?

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: True Blood, TV Tagged With: Adina Porter, Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Camp, Anna Paquin, Bailey Noble, Deborah Ann Woll, HBO, Jim Parrack, Karolina Wydra, Kristin Bauer von Straten, Nelsan Ellis, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer

True Blood review – 7×06: ‘Karma’

July 28, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of HBO

‘Karma’ is a b*tch in the latest episode of True Blood as everyone deals with the fall-out of Hep-V crisis.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: True Blood, TV Tagged With: Adina Porter, Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Camp, Anna Paquin, Bailey Noble, Chris Bauer, Deborah Ann Woll, HBO, Karolina Wydra, Kristin Bauer von Straten, Nelsan Ellis, Rutina Wesley, Stephen Moyer

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The 411 on me

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

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