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[He Said/She Said] ‘Rabid’ Has Problems In Front Of And Behind The Camera

December 13, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth email exchange. Previously, we tackled Susanne Bier’s Netflix “horror for the masses” film, Bird Box (2018). This time, we’re staying Canadian with the Soska Sisters’ reimagining of David Cronenberg‘s 1977 film, Rabid (2019). 

Spoilers ahead…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: He Said/She Said, Horror Tagged With: Benjamin Hollingsworth, David Cronenberg, Hanneke Talbot, Laura Vandervoort, Mackenzie Gray, Soska Sisters, Stephen McHattie, Ted Atherton

[Review] Sexual Thriller BIRDLAND Is Short On Plot, Long On Atmosphere

February 10, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Kathleen Munroe, Benjamin Ayres, Birdland

A talented Canadian documentary filmmaker debuts his fiction feature debut, featuring plenty of sex, murder and intrigue. So why doesn’t Birdland work?

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Benjamin Ayres, Birdland, Canadian film, David Alpay, Film Noir, Joris Jarsky, Kathleen Munroe, Melanie Scrofano, Stephen McHattie, thriller

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

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