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Blu Review: ‘Jennifer 8’ Is A Gorgeous “Woman In Danger” Thriller

January 29, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Berlin (Andy Garcia) stares at Helena (Uma Thurman)

There’s just something that hits different about a “woman in danger” film. Perhaps it’s the fact that the subgenre was once extremely popular in the early-to-mid 90s and is now basically an endangered species?

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Filed Under: Horror Film Reviews, Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Andy Garcia, Bruce Robinson, conrad hall, Graham Beckel, Kevin Conway, Lance Henriksen, thriller, Uma Thurman

Satirical ‘Sissy’ Explores the Dark Side of Social Media [SXSW Review]

March 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A girl with curly pink hair cries looking at her phone

A successful self-help influencer finds herself unravelling when a childhood trauma comes back to haunt her in the thriller Sissy…

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Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, SXSW Tagged With: Aisha Dee, Australia, Daniel Monks, Emily De Margheriti, Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes, Lucy Barrett, thriller, Yerin Ha

‘Midnight’ Is A Visceral Cat and Mouse Thriller [Fantasia 2021]

August 22, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

I’ve always been fond of women in peril films, particularly when they put a unique spin on the subgenre.

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Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage Tagged With: Hae-yeon Kil, Ki-joo Jin, Kim Hye-Yoon, korean, Kwon Oh-seung, Midnight, Park Hoon, thriller, Wi Ha-Joon

[Fantasia Fest 2018] CAM Is A Sex Positive Identity Theft Thriller

July 21, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Madeline Brewer, Cam

Fantasia Festival 2018 continues with Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber’s audacious web thriller, Cam.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Blumhouse, Cam, Cam Film, Cam Film 2018, Daniel Goldhaber, Fantasia Film Festival, Isa Mazzei, Madeline Brewer, thriller

[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

The 411 on me

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

Words:
> Bloody Disgusting
> /Film
> Consequence
> 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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