Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

[Motherland: Fort Salem review w/ Gayly Dreadful] The Show’s Potential Is Unlocked With “Bellweather Season”

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Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review an episode of Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers for Episode Five… [Read more…]

[Horror Bucket List] ‘Next Of Kin’ (1982) Is A Gorgeous, Slow Burn Ozploitation Classic

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Linda (Jacki Kerin) looks at herself in the mirror as she presses up against the bathroom door, bloodies and desperate

In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: we’re traveling Down Under for the bizarre and gorgeous Next of Kin (1982) with Kill By Kill podcast’s Patrick Hamilton. 

Spoilers follow…

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[Horror Bucket List] ‘The Pact’ Offers Plenty of Hidden Surprises

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Caity Lotz in short shorts and a tank top, peering in a window

In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: checking out what’s inside the walls of The Pact (2012) with Kate from Stop! Horror Time! podcast.

Spoilers follow… [Read more…]

[He Said / She Said] ‘Extra Ordinary’ Is Nothing Short of Amazing

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Barry Ward and Maeve Higgins hold hands for a ritual over a candle

In He Said/She Said, critics Joe and Valeska dissect a film in a back and forth exchange. Previously, we tackled the very silly, albeit enjoyable Countdown, which was the definition of mindless youth horror.

This time, we’re aiming for some dry, sardonic wit with Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman’s Irish ghost comedy Extra Ordinary.

Spoilers follow… [Read more…]

[Motherland: Fort Salem review w/ Gayly Dreadful] Boys and Generals Dominate “A Biddy’s Life”

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Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review an episode of Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers follow for episode three… [Read more…]

[Horror Bucket List] ‘Thirst’ Is A Sexy & Subversive Korean Take on the Vampire Mythos

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In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: a jaunt to South Korea to check out Park Chan-Wook’s sexy vampire film, Thirst, with Jenny Nulf.

Spoilers follow…

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[Horror Bucket List] ‘The Night of the Hunter’ Is A Classic, Eerie Moral Odyssey

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The corpse of a woman in a white dress tied to a car that is at the bottom of a lake

In Horror Bucket List, I fill in gaps in my horror film knowledge based on recommendations from friends on Twitter. We then have a back and forth discussion about their history with the film.

Next up: a jaunt back to 1955 to check out The Night of the Hunter with Talk Movie To Me’s Ms. Sinclair.

Spoilers follow… [Read more…]

[Motherland: Fort Salem review w/ Gayly Dreadful] “Say The Words” Introduces An Alt-World of Patriotic Witches

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Each week, Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) review an episode of Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers follow for episode one…

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[Kingdom review w/ Gayly Dreadful] The 1st half of S2 Delivers Big Set Pieces, Deaths and Palace Intrigue

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Joe (@bstolemyremote) and Terry (@gaylydreadful) are tackling season two of Netflix’s Kingdom, alternating between our respective sites — queerhorrormovies.com and gaylydreadful.com.

Spoilers follow for the first half of season two… [Read more…]