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[Horror Bucket List] ‘The Pact’ Offers Plenty of Hidden Surprises

April 7, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Caity Lotz in short shorts and a tank top, peering in a window

In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: checking out what’s inside the walls of The Pact (2012) with Kate from Stop! Horror Time! podcast.

Spoilers follow… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror, Horror Bucket List Tagged With: Caity Lotz, Dakota Bright, IFC Midnight, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Mark Steger, Nicholas McCarthy

[Review] Rush IFC Midnight’s ‘Pledge’…If You Dare

January 9, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

Zachery Bryd in Pledge

There’s plenty of horror to be wrung out of the idea that something is “too good to be true.” In director Daniel Robbins’ latest film, Pledge, the phrase is put to the test when a trio of College freshmen discover a social club whose seemingly perfect facade proves to be a front for something far more malicious and sadistic. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror, Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Dalla Villa, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Daniel Robbins, Erica Boozer, IFC Midnight, Jean-Louis Droulers, Jesse Pimentel, Joe Gallagher, Melanie Rothman, Phillip Andre Botell, Zachery Bryd, Zack Weiner

[What The Fest?! Review] GHOST STORIES Falls Prey To Its Theatrical Origin

March 27, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Ghost Stories

Theatrical staginess is both a boon and a curse for Ghost Stories, Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman’s film adaptation of their hit play.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, What The Fest!? Tagged With: Alex Lawther, Andy Nyman, Ghost Stories Movie, IFC Midnight, Jeremy Dyson, Martin Freeman

[What The Fest!? Review] LOWLIFE Is A Dark & Funny Crime Caper

March 21, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Ricardo Adam Zarate, Lowlife

Q: What do you get when you team up a luchador, a pregnant heroin addict, a desperate motel clerk and a pair of thugs? A: Lowlife.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, What The Fest!? Tagged With: IFC Midnight, Lowlife, Ryan Prows

The 411 on me

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

Words:
> Bloody Disgusting
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> Anatomy of a Scream
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> That Shelf

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

Recent Posts

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