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Blu Review: ‘Saw X’

November 21, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A man (Isan Beomhyun Lee) is seated in a chair with long plastic tubes attached to his eyes

John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back in a prequel that establishes his relationship with mentee Amanda (Shawnee Smith) to great effect.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Stabley, Charlie Clouser, Josh Stolberg, Joshua Okamoto, Kevin Greutert, Nick Matthews, Octavio Hinojosa, Paulette Hernández, Peter Goldfinger, Renata Vaca, saw x, shawnee smith, Steven Brand, Synnøve Macody Lund, Tobin Bell

Mayhem is a cartoonishly violent corporate take down (Fantasia Festival/Toronto After Dark 2017)

July 31, 2017 by Joe Lipsett

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Hey man, is my eye bloodshot? Because I feel completely enraged.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies, Toronto After Dark Tagged With: Caroline Chikezie, Dallas Roberts, Fantasia Film Festival, Mayhem, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Steven Yuen

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

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