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Blu Review: ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’

October 17, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

One of the year’s best films receives a stacked physical media release.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: across the spider-verse, Christopher Miller, daniel kaluuya, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae, jake johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Karan Soni, Kemp Powers, oscar isaac, Phil Lord, Shameik Moore, Spider-Man

‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Is A Triumph [Review]

June 1, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A visual development image featuring Pavitr Prabhakar, aka Spider-Man India, Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales fighting The Spot in the city of Mumbattan on Earth-50101 - a kaleidoscopic hybrid of Mumbai and Manhattan

Accusations that superhero movies are derivative, unoriginal, or uninspired are firmly quashed with the release of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson‘s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Brian Tyree Henry, Christopher Miller, daniel kaluuya, David Callaham, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae, Jason Schwartzman, Karan Soni, Luna Lauren Vélez, oscar isaac, Phil Lord, Shameik Moore, Shea Whigham

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp 1×05 – 1×06 review: ‘Dinner’ / ‘Electro/City’

August 18, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Netflix

As Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp transitions into nighttime (and the back half of the season) we have nuptials and plays to get through.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: TV, TV - Internet, Wet Hot American Summer Tagged With: Amy Poehler, Chris Meloni, Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Schwartzman, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Josh Charles, Ken Marino, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Cera, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Randall Park, Zak Orth

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp 1×03 / 1×04 review: ‘Activities’ / ‘Auditions’

August 11, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Netflix

Our “best of hits” of Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp continues as we move into the mid-day period and gonzo musical Electro/City heats up.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: TV, TV - Internet, Wet Hot American Summer Tagged With: Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Chris Meloni, Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Hannah Friedman, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Schwartzman, John Early, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Josh Charles, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Blaiklock, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Michaela Watkins, Molly Shannon, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Randall Park

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp 1×01-1×02 review: ‘Campers Arrive’/ ‘Lunch’

August 4, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Netflix

Flash back to June 24, 1981 as Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp debuts to offer up the origin story of Camp Firewood.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: TV, TV - Internet, Wet Hot American Summer Tagged With: Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Chris Meloni, Elizabeth Banks, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Schwartzman, Joe Lo Truglio, Josh Charles, Ken Marino, Lake Bell, Marguerite Moreau, Marisa Ryan, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Series Premiere, Zak Orth

Parks and Recreation review – 5×16: ‘Bailout’

March 15, 2013 by Bitch Stole My Remote

Courtesy of NBC

With this episode, Parks and Recreation puts to bed any concerns that the post-marital episodes would lose any of the series’ spark.

Let’s break it down… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Parks & Recreation, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, Ben Schwartz, Chris Pratt, Jason Schwartzman, Jenny Slate, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Rashida Jones, Retta, Rob Lowe

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

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