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‘Poppy Field’ Explores the Dangerous Impact of Homophobia and the Closet [Inside/Out Review]

June 6, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

Director Eugen Jebeleanu’s Romanian film is equal parts frustrating and enthralling. 

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Filed Under: Inside/Out Film Festival Tagged With: Eugen Jebeleanu, inside out 2021, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, Ioana Moraru, queer, romanian

‘A Sexplanation’ Is A Charming Sex-Ed Documentary [Inside/Out Review]

June 5, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

There’s something comforting about Alexander Liu’s funny, poignant and relatable documentary,  A Sexplanation.

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Filed Under: Inside/Out Film Festival Tagged With: a sexplanation, alex liu, documentary, inside out 2021, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, todd weiler

[Inside/Out Film Festival] M/M is a Sumptuous Visual Feast

June 4, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

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A visually striking debut feature from Canadian filmmaker Drew Lint tackles some weighty themes, but suffers from a lack of narrative and lethargic pacing.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Inside/Out Film Festival, Movies Tagged With: Antoine Lahaie, Drew Lint, Film Forge, Inside Out, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, M/M, Nicolas Maxim Endlicher

2017 Inside/Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival: Handsome Devil

May 30, 2017 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Treasure Entertainment

Our 2017 Inside/Out LGBT Film Festival coverage continues with the heartwarming prep school dramedy Handsome Devil.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Inside/Out Film Festival, Movies Tagged With: Andrew Scott, Handsome Devil, Inside Out 2017, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, Michael McElhatton, Review

2017 Inside/Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival: Hooked

May 28, 2017 by Joe Lipsett

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Our coverage of the 2017 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival starts on a clichéd note with Hooked.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, Inside/Out Film Festival, Movies Tagged With: Hooked, Inside Out 2017, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, Max Emerson, Review

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival 2016: Kiki

June 5, 2016 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Story AB, Hard Working Movies, and Film Väst

Our final film review of the 2016 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival is Kiki (2016), a documentary by Swedish filmmaker Sara Jordenö and Twiggy Pucci Garcon about voguing in NY.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Inside/Out Film Festival, Movies Tagged With: Inside Out 2016, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival

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The 411 on me

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

Words:
> Bloody Disgusting
> /Film
> Consequence
> The Spool
> Anatomy of a Scream
> Grim Journal
> That Shelf

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

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