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High Concept Series ‘Extraordinary’ Serves Up Safe and Familiar Comedy [Review]

January 25, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A red headed woman looking confused

What would you do if everyone in the world had a superpower except you? That’s the premise of Hulu’s new comedy series Extraordinary.

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Filed Under: TV, TV Review Tagged With: Bilal Hasna, Disney, Emma Moran, Hulu, Luke Rollason, Máiréad Tyers, Ned Porteous, Safia Oakley-Green, Siobhan McSweeney, Sofia Oxenham

Disney’s ‘Willow’ Struggles to Chart Its Own Path [TV Review]

November 30, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Warwick Davis as Willow, holding a walking stick in the forest

It’s not every day that an iconic (cult) 1988 fantasy film gets a Disney+ sequel series…

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Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Amar Chadha-Patel, Dempsey Bryk, Disney, Ellie Bamber, Erin Kellyman, George Lucas, Joanne Whalley, Jonathan Kasdan, Ralph Ineson, Ruby Cruz, tony revolori, Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, Willow

Review: Alan Gains A Second Patient In A Tense Episode Of ‘The Patient’

September 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A bearded man (Steve Carell) in dark close-up

Dr. Alan Strauss (Steve Carell) has his work cut out for him as he tries to distract a serial killer while keeping a second hostage calm on the latest episode of ‘The Patient.’

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Filed Under: The Patient, TV, TV Review Tagged With: Alex Rich, Andrew Leeds, Cassandra Relynn, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, Hulu, Laura Niemi, Steve Carell, Tim Ransom

Review: ‘The Patient’ Debuts With An Intriguing, Subdued Two-Parter

September 5, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A man (Steve Carell) sits on a bed with a leg shackled in chains

What would you do if you suddenly woke up imprisoned in the basement of a serial killer who claims you’re the only one who can stop them from killing again? That’s the premise of ‘The Patient,’ the new series from Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (The Americans).

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Filed Under: The Patient, TV, TV Review Tagged With: Andrew Leeds, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, FX, Hulu, Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Laura Niemi, Renata Friedman, Steve Carell

‘Ms. Marvel’ Keeps The Focus On The Family [Review]

June 7, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A teen girl in a red and blue superhero costume with a crown, surrounded by confetti

The latest Disney+/Marvel collaboration focuses on a Pakistani teen obsessed with the Avengers…who becomes one.

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Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Alysia Reiner, Arian Moayed, Bisha K. Ali, Disney, Iman Vellani, Laurel Marsden, Marvel, Matt Lintz, ms. marvel, Rish Shah

Review: ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Is A Smart, Self-Aware Reboot

May 18, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Photorealistic computer animated chipmunk Dale (L) stands next to traditional cel animated Chip (R)

After an absence of more than thirty years, Chip ‘n Dale return to claim their piece of the nostalgia/reboot pie in a clever film that acknowledges how ridiculous remaking old IP has become.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Andy Samberg, chip 'n dale, Disney, Eric Bana, J.K. Simmons, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne, rescue rangers, Seth Rogen, Will Arnell

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The 411 on me

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

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> Bloody Disgusting
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Podcasts:
> Horror Queers
> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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