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Controversial LGBT Erotic Thriller ‘Femme’ Explores the Murky Aftermath of a Hate Crime [Berlin Film Festival Review]

February 21, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Jules (L) and Preston (R) half naked in a locker room

The new LGBT erotic thriller ‘Femme’ offers a controversial take on the aftermath of a hate crime that navigates the line between revenge…and a burgeoning romance between perpetrator and survivor.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Queer Film Reviews Tagged With: Femme, George MacKay, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Ng Choon Ping, Sam H. Freeman

‘Candyman’ Is Stunningly Powerful and Evocative [Film Review]

August 25, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

It’s been nearly thirty years since Tony Todd first appeared as Candyman in an underground parking garage, seductively urging graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) to “be my victim.”

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews Tagged With: Brian King, Candyman, Clive Barker, Colman Domingo, Jordan Peele, Michael Hargrove, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Nia DaCosta, Rebecca Spence, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Win Rosenfield, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

The GSA Hits The Road For A Messy Road Trip in Episodes 6 and 7 of ‘Genera+ion’ [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

March 25, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episodes of HBO Max’s Genera+ion, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episodes 6-7: “The Wheels on the Bussy”, and “Desert Island”

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Filed Under: Generation, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Chloe East, Haley Sanchez, hbo max, justice smith, Marisela Zumbado, Martha Plimpton, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Nava Mau, Uly Schlesinger

The Teens Are Mostly Alright in HBO Max’s New Series, Genera+ion [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

March 11, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Joe and Terry discuss the most recent episodes of HBO Max’s Genera+ion, alternating between our respective sites. 

Spoilers follow for Episodes 1-3

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Filed Under: Generation Tagged With: Chase Sui Wonders, Chloe East, Connor Chavez, Daniel Barnz, genera+ion, generation, Haley Sanchez, HBO, justice smith, Lena Dunham, Martha Plimpton, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Nathanya Alexander, Uly Schlesinger, Zelda Barnz

The 411 on me

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

Words:
> Bloody Disgusting
> /Film
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> The Spool
> Anatomy of a Scream
> Grim Journal
> That Shelf

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

Recent Posts

  • ‘Materialists’ Interrogates The Cost of Love [Review]
  • Serial Killer Meets Sharks in Sean Byrne’s ‘Dangerous Animals’ [Review]
  • 4K Review: ‘What Lies Beneath’ (2000)

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