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30 Things We Learned from the ‘Drop’ Commentary

July 7, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

One of the most fun thrillers of the year, Drop, has a 4K release. And while several of the featurettes are a little short, there is an audio commentary with director Christopher Landon.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Bear McCreary, Blumhouse, Brandon Sklenar, christopher landon, Drop, Meghann Fahy, Reed Diamond

40 Things We Learned from the ‘Wolf Man’ Commentary

March 18, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

A fold out of the Wolf Man 4K set, featuring two discs

Writer/director Leigh Whannell reimagined a classic Universal monster back in January with a contemporary remake of Wolf Man (2025).

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Benedict Hardie, Blumhouse, Christopher Abbott, julia garner, leigh whannell, sam jaeger, universal monster, wolf man

‘Monkey Man’ Delivers Visceral Action and Familiar Plot [Review]

April 6, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A tank top wearing man wearing a monkey mask poses against boxing rings

Dev Patel comes out swinging with his directorial debut, Monkey Man (2024).

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Ashwini Kalsekar, Blumhouse, Dev Patel, Makarand Deshpande, monkey man, Pitobash, Sharlto Copley, Sikandar Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vipin Sharma

Blumhouse Television and EPIX Deliver A Frenzy of ‘Unhuman’ Action [Review]

May 31, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A bloody girl with short hair

A new thriller from Blumhouse Television and EPIX pits a bus full of high school kids against something…Unhuman.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Ali Gallo, Benjamin Wadsworth, Blake Burt, Blumhouse, Brianne Tju, C.J. LeBlanc, Drew Scheid, Epix, Joshua Mikel, Lo Graham, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Peter Giles, Uriah Shelton

Katey Sagal Shines In Blumhouse’s Repetitive ‘Torn Hearts’ [Film Review]

May 20, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A brunette woman with a bloody cut on her right cheek

Ambition, insecurity and the fear of abandonment intersect in Torn Hearts, a new thriller from Blumhouse Television and EPIX set in the world of Nashville’s country music scene.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Abby Quinn, Alexxis Lemire, Blumhouse, brea grant, Epix, Joshua Leonard, Katey Sagal, Rachel Koller Croft, Shiloh Fernandez

‘The Forever Purge’ Takes One Last Shot at American Patriotism [Review]

June 30, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

After five films and two seasons of television, it’s the end of the road for The Purge franchise (for now).

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Ana de la Reguera, Blumhouse, Cassidy Freeman, James DeMonaco, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin, Tenoch Huert, the forever purge, the purge, Will Patton

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The 411 on me

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

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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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