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‘L’immensità’ Is A Quiet Coming of Age/Coming Out Story [Sundance Review]

January 28, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Penelope Cruz plays an idolized housewife contending with familial conflict in trans filmmaker Emanuele Crialese‘s L’immensità.

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Filed Under: Queer Film Reviews, Sundance Tagged With: Emanuele Crialese, LGBT, LGBTQ, Luana Giuliani, penelope cruz, Sundance Film Festival, Vincenzo Amato

‘Someone Like Me’ Is A Muddled Look At The Queer Refugee Experience [Hot Docs Review]

May 8, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

‘Someone Like Me’ portrays a year in the life of a group of LGBTQIA Canadians as they sponsor and support a gay Ugandan refugee in Vancouver, Canada.

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Filed Under: Hot Docs Tagged With: hot docs, LGBT, national film board, nfb, queer

‘Happiest Season’ Isn’t The Happy Queer Holiday Film We Need [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

November 25, 2020 by Joe Lipsett

A mixed race family poses in front of a Christmas tree

With the release of Clea DuVall’s queer holiday film, Terry Mesnard and I are offering spoiler-free and spoilery reviews. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Allison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Christmas, Clea DuVall, dan levy, Hulu, Jake McDorman, Kristen Stewart, LGBT, LGBTQ, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Holland, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber

[Pose Recap w/t Gayly Dreadful] Bikinis, Boys and Reads in “Life’s A Beach”

August 14, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Terry (@gaylydreadful) and Joe (@bstolemyremote) discuss the most recent episode of FX’s Pose, alternating between their respective sites – gaylydreadful.com and queerhorrormovies.com. 

Pose 2×09: “With Blanca reeling from an unexpected loss, Elektra organizes a girls trip to the shore.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Pose, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, TV Tagged With: Dominique Jackson, FX, Gayly Dreadful, Hailie Sahar, Indya Moore, LGBT, LGBTQ, Mj Rodriguez, Patti LuPone

Queer Horror Director Showcase: Michael Varrati on Empowering Queer Youth, the Influence of Up All Night and Working on Literally Everything

July 1, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

Name: Michael Varrati

Age:  36

Birth Place: Gallup, NM

Sexuality: Gay

Notable films: Tales of Poe (2014), A Christmas in Vermont (2016), He Drinks (2018)

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Horror, Interview, Queer Tagged With: dead for filth, LGBT, LGBTQ

Queer Horror Director Showcase: Paul Etheredge on Growing Up In A Queer Family, the Challenges of Shooting the First Gay Slasher and ‘Hellbent’s Legacy

June 30, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

Name: Paul Etheredge

Age:  Daddy

Birth Place: Ft Worth, Texas

Sexuality: Gay

Notable films: Hellbent (2004), Angel of Death (2009)

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Filed Under: Horror, Interview, Queer Tagged With: hellbent, LGBT, LGBTQ, paul etheredge, Queer Horror

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The 411 on me

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

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> Bloody Disgusting
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> That Shelf

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

Recent Posts

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