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Why The Extended Cut Of ‘Escape Room 2’ Is Superior [Blu Review]

October 25, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A group of people standing in front of a stairwell and set of doors

Typically the changes between a theatrical and extended cut are slight. Additional seconds go onto the beginning or end of an existing scene; a deleted scene that offers more exposition or a character beat at the expense of pacing; dialogue trimmed because it’s redundant or repetitive.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Adam Robitel, escape room, escape room 2, Holland Roden, Indya Moore, Isabelle Fuhrman, James Frain, Logan Miller, Taylor Russell

Oprhan Black 3×09 review: ‘Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow’

June 14, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of BBC America

#CloneClub heads to London to track down the Castor original and S (Maria Doyle Kennedy) gets pulled deeper into the conspiracy.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Orphan Black, TV Tagged With: Alison Steadman, Ari Millen, BBC America, Evelyne Brochu, James Frain, Jordan Gavaris, Josh Vokey, Kristian Bruun, Ksenia Solo, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tatiana Maslany, Zoé De Grand Maison

Orphan Black review – 3×01: ‘The Weight Of This Combination’

April 19, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of BBC America

Boy clones! Boy clones! Boy clones!

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Orphan Black, TV Tagged With: Ari Millen, Evelyne Brochu, James Frain, Jordan Gavaris, Kristian Bruun, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Season Premiere, Skyler Wexler, Tatiana Maslany

Marvel’s Agent Carter review – 1×01 / 1×02: ‘Now Is Not The End’ / ‘Bridge and Tunnel’

January 7, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of ABC

Agent Carter (Hayley Atwell) springs into action with a two hour premiere that lays out of the MacGuffin groundwork for the eight part miniseries.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Marvel's Agent Carter, TV Tagged With: ABC, Chad Michael Murray, Dominic Cooper, Enver Gjokaj, Hayley Atwell, James D'Arcy, James Frain, James Landry Hébert, James Urbaniak, Kyle Bornheimer, Lyndsy Fonseca, Series Premiere, Shea Whigham

Sleepy Hollow review – 1×06: ‘The Sin Eater

November 5, 2013 by couchpotato

Courtesy of FOX

After three weeks off, Sleepy Hollow returns with ‘The Sin Eater’ as we address the pesky issue of Crane’s (Tom Mison) life being tied to the Horseman.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sleepy Hollow, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: FOX, James Frain, John Noble, Lyndie Greenwood, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Tom Mison

Grimm review – 3×01: ‘The Ungrateful Dead’

October 26, 2013 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of NBC

After what seems like forever, NBC’s Grimm finally returns to our TV sets with an episode that immediately follows the events of last season’s cliffhanger finale. So how are Nick (David Giuntoli) and co. handling the zombie invasion?

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Grimm, TV Tagged With: Bitsie Tulloch, Bree Turner, Claire Coffee, David Giuntoli, James Frain, NBC, Reg E. Cathey, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Season Premiere, Shohreh Aghashloo, Silas Weir Mitchell

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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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