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‘The Fall Guy’ Is A Delightful Ode to Stuntmen [Review]

May 3, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) in a white tank top and sunglasses, leaning against a wall

It’s no secret that The Fall Guy, the new film from director – and former stuntman – David Leitch (Bullet Train) is campaigning hard for the Oscars to introduce an award for stunt performers.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, David Leitch, Drew Pearce, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham, ryan gosling, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Palmer, Winston Duke

Blu Review: ‘Barbie’

October 24, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

The year’s highest grossing film finally arrives on physical media.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Hari Nef, Jacqueline Durran, Katie Spencer, Margot Robbie, ryan gosling, Sarah Greenwood

‘Barbie’ Is A Sharp, Funny, Feminist Blockbuster [Review]

July 19, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

It should surprise no one that Barbie, based on the famous Mattel doll, is a very funny and witty film.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie, Connor Swindells, Emerald Fennell, Emma Mackey, Greta Gerwig, Kate McKinnon, Margot Robbie, Mattel, Michael Cera, Ncuti Gatwa, Noah Baumbach, Rhea Perlman, ryan gosling, Simu Liu

Review: Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’ Is A Paint By Numbers Action Flick

July 14, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A dark haired man (L) holds a blonde man (right) at gunpoint

There’s a moment in The Gray Man when an assassin, instructed to kill a sleeping Ryan Gosling, favours a knife instead of a gun because they’re on a plane. Naturally, anyone who watches movies knows that a) a gun will inevitably make an appearance and b) a hole will be shot in the side of the plane.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Alfre Woodard, Ana de Armas, anthony russo, Billy Bob Thornton, chris evans, joe russo, Netflix, ryan gosling

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

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> That Shelf

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

Recent Posts

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