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‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Episode 1 Review

October 26, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

Four pre-teens sit and stand in a dark movie theater

The IT prequel series has arrived on HBO, but before Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) makes his grand return, Welcome to Derry‘s first episode establishes its storytelling foundation and defies a few expectations. Spoilers follow…

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Filed Under: IT: Welcome to Derry, TV Tagged With: Amanda Christine, Andy Muschietti, Chris Chalk, Clara Stack, IT, Jack Molloy, Jason Fuchs, Jovan Adepo, Mathilda Lawler, Mikkal Karim-Fidler, pennywise, stephen king, welcome to derry

‘The Stand’ Falls Back To Earth As “The Vigil” Introduces Trashcan Man [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

January 21, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A blonde man in denim sits on a couch

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of CBS All Access’s The Stand, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 6 “The Vigil”

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, The Stand Tagged With: Alexander Skarsgård, Amber Heard, CBS All Access, Clifton Collins Jr, Ezra Miller, Fiona Dourif, Gordon Cormier, Henry Zaga, James Marsden, Josh Boone, Jovan Adepo, Odessa Young, Owen Teague, stephen king, the stand, Whoopi Goldberg

[The Stand Review w/ Gayly Dreadful] Spies Everywhere in “The House of the Dead”

January 7, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

A young man in a suit addresses a crowdEach week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of CBS All Access’s The Stand, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 4 “The House of the Dead”…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, The Stand Tagged With: Alexander Skarsgård, Amber Heard, Brad William Henke, CBS All Access, Eion Bailey, Gabrielle Rose, Henry Zaga, James Marsden, Jovan Adepo, Katherine McNamara, Natalie Martinez, Odessa Young, Owen Teague, stephen king, the stand, Whoopi Goldberg

[The Stand Review w/ Gayly Dreadful] ‘Pocket Savior’ Offers More Thin Characterizations…but Heather Graham!

December 24, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood and Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor stand in a deserted NY street filled with abandoned cars

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episode of CBS All Access’s The Stand, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 2 “Pocket Savior”… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, The Stand Tagged With: Alexander Skarsgård, Amber Heard, CBS All Access, Gordon Cormier, Heather Graham, Henry Zaga, Irene Bedard, Josh Boone, Jovan Adepo, Nat Wolff, stephen king

The Leftovers 2×08 review: ‘International Assassin’

November 23, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of HBO

What is there to say about an episode that is an entire death sequence / alt-reality?

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Leftovers, TV, TV Review Tagged With: Ann Dowd, Gary Basaraba, HBO, Jovan Adepo, Justin Theroux, Marceline Hugot, Paterson Joseph, Scott Glenn, Steven Williams, The Leftovers

The Leftovers 2×07 review: ‘A Most Powerful Adversary’

November 16, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of HBO

The Leftovers doubles down on its most divisive season two story line with an episode all about Kevin (Justin Theroux) and Patti (Ann Dowd).

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Leftovers, TV Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Ann Dowd, Carrie Coon, HBO, Jovan Adepo, Justin Theroux, Kevin Carroll, Margaret Qualley, Regina King, Steven Williams

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

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