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Cons and Heists of TIFF 2025: ‘Tuner,’ ‘Fuze,’ ‘Carolina Caroline,’ ‘Little Lorraine’

September 13, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

One of the common narrative tropes that turned up at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival were films centered around con artists and heists. 

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Filed Under: Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Adam Carter Rehmeier, andy hines, auden thorton, Daniel Roher, David McKenzie, dustin hoffman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Havana Rose Liu, j balvin, Jon Gries, joshua close, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, leo woodall, rhys darby, Sam Worthington, Samara Weaving, Stephen Amell, Stephen McHattie, Steve Lund, Theo James

Arrow review – 3×23: ‘My Name Is Oliver Queen’

May 13, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of The CW

It’s May, so Starling City must be under attack! That’s right, folks. It’s Arrow season finale time.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arrow, TV Tagged With: Brandon Routh, Christopher Heyerdahl, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Grant Gustin, John Barrowman, Karl Yune, Katie Cassidy, Katrina Law, Matt Nable, Rila Fukushima, Season Finale, Stephen Amell, The CW, Willa Holland

The Flash review – 1×22: ‘Rogue Air’

May 12, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

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It’s a jailbreak! A routine metahuman prisoner transport turns to ruin when plans go awry and five supercriminals escape.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Flash, TV Tagged With: Anthony Carrigan, Britne Oldford, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Doug Jones, Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, Liam McIntyre, Paul Anthony, Peyton List, Rick Cosnett, Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, The CW, Tom Cavanagh, Wentworth Miller

Arrow review – 3×22: ‘This Is Your Sword’

May 6, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of The CW

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is not dead. He is, however, playing a less than successful con game.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arrow, TV Tagged With: Brandon Routh, Colton Haynes, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, John Barrowman, Karl Yune, Katie Cassidy, Katrina Law, Matt Nable, Rila Fukushima, Stephen Amell, The CW, Willa Holland

Arrow review – 3×21: ‘Ah Sah-Him’

April 30, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of The CW

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is dead. Long live Ah Sah-Him.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arrow, TV Tagged With: Audrey Marie Anderson, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Karl Yune, Katie Cassidy, Katrina Law, Matt Nable, Stephen Amell, The CW, Willa Holland

Arrow review – 3×20: ‘The Fallen’

April 23, 2015 by Joe Lipsett

Courtesy of The CW

With Thea (Willa Holland) on death’s door, Oliver (Stephen Amell) has no choice but to return to Nanda Parbat and accept an offer he can’t refuse.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arrow, TV Tagged With: Brandon Routh, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, John Barrowman, Karl Yune, Katie Cassidy, Matt Nable, Rila Fukushima, Stephen Amell, The CW, Willa Holland

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The 411 on me

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

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