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TIFF Review: Kiersey Clemons Shines in True Crime Comedy ‘Susie Searches’

September 10, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A girl with braces and headphones smiling at the camera

A gentle comedic thriller in the spirit of Tragedy Girls, Susie Searches is a true crime tale of a socially awkward aspiring star that features a lot of wry commentary.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Alex Wolff, David Walton, Isaac Powell, Jim Gaffigan, Ken Marino, Kiersey Clemons, Lisa Tirone King, Rachel Sennott, Sophie Kargman, William Day Frank

[TV Review] S2 of HBO Max’s ‘The Other Two’ Is As Witty, Absurd and Must Watch as Ever

August 23, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

There’s a pretty clever inversion at the heart of The Other Two’s second season. At the end of the first season, Chase Dubek (Case Walker), the show’s Justin Beiber stand-in who rose to superstardom as ChaseDreams, announced that he was quitting the music business just as mother Pat (Molly Shannon) landed an Ellen-style daytime talk show gig.

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Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Case Walker, Drew Tarver, Gideon Glick, hbo max, Heléne Yorke, Jimmy Fowlie, Ken Marino, Molly Shannon, the other two, Wanda Sykes

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp 1×07-1×08: ‘Staff Party’ / ‘Day Is Done’

August 25, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Netflix

The titular First Day Of Camp has come to an end and so too has our coverage of Wet Hot American Summer.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: TV, TV - Internet, Wet Hot American Summer Tagged With: Bradley Cooper, Chris Meloni, Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Janeane Garafalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Jon Hamm, Josh Charles, Judah Friedlander, Ken Marino, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Showalter, Michaela Watkins, Molly Shannon, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Randall Park

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 1×01-1×02 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

Film Review: Veronica Mars

March 14, 2014 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of Warner Brothers

After a shockingly successful Kickstarter campaign last year, Veronica Mars, the little UPN cult favourite that could, returns as a feature film with a brand new murder mystery.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movies, TV Tagged With: Chris Lowell, Enrico Colantoni, Francis Capra, Jason Dohring, Jerry O'Connell, Ken Marino, Kristen Bell, Krysten Ritter, Martin Starr, Max Greenfield, Percy Daggs III, Ryan Hansen, Sam Huntington, Tina Majorino, Warner Brothers

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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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