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Joe Lipsett
Tomatometer-approved critic
Pajiba,
Bloody Disgusting,
Dread Central,
Consequence,
That Shelf,
Anatomy of a Scream,
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Nightmare on Film Street,
Queer.Horror.Movies.,
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Horror Queers Podcast,
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast,
Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network,
The Queer Gaze (YouTube)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Movies reviews only
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#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (2024) |
An intriguing, Saw-like premise is abandoned halfway through the film for a busy (and underwhelming) series of inane twists. Points for queer representation, I guess? - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Aug 12, 2024
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Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) |
A surprisingly mean (and prescient) screenlife horror film about the dangers of being online. The characters decisions become easier to accept once you realize they were never getting out of this. Plus: casual queer rep for the win! - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Aug 07, 2024
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The Dead Thing (2024) |
The Dead Thing is a bold, stylish film and audiences willing to invest in a toxic relationship between two actors with great sexual chemistry and tinged with ghostly phenomena will find plenty to appreciate. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 30, 2024
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Witchboard (2024) |
It's messy and uneven, scattered in both narrative and performance, but fun enough to lightly recommend. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 30, 2024
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Backspot (2023) |
This exceptionally queer film focuses on the athleticism of the gymnastics and features strong performances from Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Woods. The Cineplex marketing plugs is a bit egregious, though. - Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
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| Posted Jul 30, 2024
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Longlegs (2024) |
Alicia Witt gives a stunning performance in Oz Perkins' well-made but ultimately frustrating film. The plot doesn't matter, and Cage is merely doing Cage. It's beautiful, but hollow as a doll's head. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 30, 2024
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Chainsaws Were Singing (2024) |
The film is a quirky delight that fans of gore, musicals, and comedy horror films owe to themselves to seek out. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 25, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) |
Deadpool & Wolverine is ugly, poorly scripted, full of tired jokes and endless cameos. This is a case of depreciating returns for each successive film and this is easily the worst entry in the Deadpool franchise. - Queer.Horror.Movies.
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| Posted Jul 25, 2024
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La Ermita (2023) |
As a female-centric drama with genre-adjacent tones, this is a strong calling card for Pereda’s talent. As a horror film, though? The Chapel is muddled. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 24, 2024
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Shelby Oaks (2023) |
Even if the film’s closing moments are something of a fumble, the scenes set in the spooky cabin, as well as the film’s strong first hour, confirm that Stuckmann is one to watch, particularly when the first time writer/director sets out on his own path. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 23, 2024
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Seven (1995) |
A stone cold classic, especially from a technical point of view. It's incredibly moody, cements a number of tropes for serial killer/crime texts, and (despite the presence of Spacey), John Doe and that finale are iconic. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 23, 2024
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Twisters (2024) |
As the lead, Edgar Jones is fine, [but] It’s Powell who runs away with the film. Blame the drawl, the smarmy charm, and even the way his crew, particularly Brandon Perea’s videographer Boone, gaze at him with unabashed idolization. - Queer.Horror.Movies.
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| Posted Jul 19, 2024
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When Mom Becomes a Murderer (2024) |
When Mom Becomes a Murderer works decently well as a mystery. Thankfully it is more than its very obvious title, and there’s enough silliness here that, despite all of heightened teen drama, it's clear the film doesn’t take itself too seriously. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 18, 2024
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Twister (1996) |
Anchored by an amazing array of character actors, state of the art FX and a surprising variety of action set pieces, Twister is quite possibly one of the best, most entertaining summer blockbusters. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 17, 2024
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A Monster Calls (2016) |
Occasionally janky FX aside, Bayona's film pulls on the heartstrings in the same way Ness' source material does. - Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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MaXXXine (2024) |
Although there are moments of greatness (Goth and Kevin Bacon and the 80s look), no one else gets anything to do, the script is bad and the killer reveal is obvious. It's a bit of a hollow disappointment - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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The Inheritance (2024) |
The Inheritance has a pervasive “half-way there” vibe throughout. For every element that works, there’s another that doesn’t and the film ultimately plays like a paint by numbers pastiche of other (often better) horror films. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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Amityville Frankenstein (2023) |
Amityville Frankenstein is little more than a bland collection of scenes that go on interminably long in what is ultimately a flimsy attempt to pad the runtime. [It is] the laziest of cash grabs - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Beautiful Thing (1996) |
This slice of gay coming of age film is quintessentially British. Some elements haven't aged particularly well, but the film's use of Mama Cass, and the character's tentative steps towards acceptance are solid. Plus: Ben Daniels! - The Queer Gaze (YouTube)
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| Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Sebastian (1995) |
This slight coming of age queer story is filled with unusual moments that could be chocked up to differing cultural contexts, but ultimately Sebastian remains a mystery despite being the star of his own film. - The Queer Gaze (YouTube)
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| Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999) |
Kubrick's final opus is a chilly sexual odyssey featuring two stunning confessional scenes by Nicole Kidman. Cruise is game to be the butt of the joke as the protagonist who wants sex but never has it. Gorgeous, moody, and a perfect final line of dialogue - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 10, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) |
A surprisingly human story about a pair of isolated individuals who just so happen to find themselves in A Quiet Place film. Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn are fantastic and the film does right by its feline co-star (the true third lead of the film!) - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Transmutations (1985) |
A surprisingly dull and uninspired affair. George Pavlou's direction only comes alive in the underground sequences and the script, plagued by producer interference, bears few traces of Clive Barker's penchant for sexy violence. - Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) |
A confronting metal soundtrack accompanies this bizarre and compelling nearly dialogue-free odyssey about two men who go from enemies to lovers. The black and white visuals are sumptuous. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 03, 2024
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Birder (2023) |
Think American Stranger by the Lake with more dark humour. Michael Emery delivers an amazing lead performance in this twisty queer erotic thriller whose outrageous ending is the cherry on top - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jul 02, 2024
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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) |
Peck delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in an adaptation that basically eliminates its black characters while delivering a simplistic fable on overcoming racism - Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
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| Posted Jul 02, 2024
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The Straight Story (1999) |
A sweet, simple story that feels unorthodox for Lynch, but eventually reveals it contains a number of his signature themes and visuals. Farnsworth's Oscar nomination was well-deserved; he anchors the film with humanity and boundless empathy. - Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network
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| Posted Jun 27, 2024
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Amityville Death Toilet (undefined) |
Painfully unfunny and far too long for such thing material, Amityville Death Toilet is easily one of the worst entries in the “franchise." - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jun 26, 2024
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Planet Terror (2007) |
A clever ode to Grindhouse films of the 60s and 70s, Robert Rodriguez leans heavily into gross-out fratboy humour, but gives all of the best roles to the badass women who survive the apocalypse long after the men have died off. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jun 26, 2024
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The Exorcism (2024) |
The Exorcism gets off to a promising start before the wheels begin to fall off, to the point where it feels like there are full scenes missing from the back half. Some strong technical elements, but it's not enough to save the film's flimsy narrative. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jun 25, 2024
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The 5th Wave (2016) |
Despite featuring likeable actors like Grace-Moretz and Robinson, the film adaptation of Rick Yancey's novel has no time for anything. There's a propulsive need to barrel forward, but nothing lands (characters, plot, not even action). - Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
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| Posted Jun 18, 2024
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The Watchers (2024) |
Considering Shyamalan's outstanding work on Servant, The Watchers is a frustrating disappointment. There's no tension or dread, it's unclear how much time is passing, and the characters are shallow and 1-dimensional. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jun 18, 2024
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Death Down the Aisle (2024) |
After a solid opening, Death Down the Aisle gets stuck spinning its wheels, endlessly recycling its red herrings and interminable phone calls between characters. The suspect list is long, but the film’s energy lags through the saggy middle section - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jun 15, 2024
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Leprechaun 4 in Space (1996) |
Not a good movie, but a fun movie. The FX are surprisingly great and the space movie references are amusing, even if Davis doesn't get to do as much as normal and the primitive CGI is terrible. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jun 13, 2024
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Under Paris (2024) |
A silly, entertaining shark movie with at least two great set pieces and a surprisingly audacious ending that reinforces that humanity is the true villain. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jun 11, 2024
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Sunshine (2007) |
Boyle's incredible visuals are complemented by his deep bench of international actors. And while the last act initially feels jarring in tone and subject, on subsequent viewings the foundation for Pinbacker and sun madness is present throughout - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted Jun 06, 2024
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The Girl on the Train (2016) |
Blunt does her best to elevate the material, but dividing the film's focus between three different women (and all of their men) means no one has an opportunity to develop a fully formed character. - Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network
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| Posted Jun 04, 2024
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What You Wish For (2023) |
What You Wish For is hugely entertaining, tense, and (often surprisingly) funny film that risks getting lost in the glut of horror and thriller releases. Don’t miss this culinary delight; it’s one of the best of the year. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted Jun 03, 2024
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In a Violent Nature (2024) |
With brutal kills, immersive sound design, and nods aplenty to Friday the 13th, In A Violent Nature is one of the most original horror films of the year - Queer.Horror.Movies.
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| Posted May 31, 2024
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Blue My Mind (2017) |
Thirteen meets Ginger Snaps in this Swiss queer coming of age film that reinforces the intimacy of teen girl friendships and the horrors of our changing bodies. Features gorgeous cinematography and a fantastic lead performance by Luna Wedler - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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Daddy's Deadly Secret (2024) |
The rare Lifetime success that doesn’t rely on camp...With more twists than a pretzel, the film manages to shake up the Lifetime formula without disregarding what makes these movies so enjoyable in the first place. - Bloody Disgusting
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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Lost Highway (1997) |
Lynch's surreal masterpiece is infused with film noir conventions and characters, real world ties to true crime, and a fantastic dual performance by Patricia Arquette. Rarely has inky blackness ever looked so simultaneously romantic and terrifying. - Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network
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| Posted May 30, 2024
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Fitting In (2023) |
Fitting In has a great cast and explores a compelling story of non-normative female bodies. There's a few issues with the film's messaging, but overall it's pretty enjoyable and Maddie Ziegler makes a strong impression in the lead role. - Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
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| Posted May 28, 2024
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Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
Raimi's "return" to horror features cartoonish violence, Evil Dead references, and a great cast that's game for anything. And that's before we talk about the controversial animal murder and mean AF ending. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted May 28, 2024
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The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) |
Clearly intended for younger viewers and those unfamiliar with Bertino's original, Renny Harlin's remake is well-shot, albeit too reliant on jump scares. Petsch is a solid Final Girl in a film that exists mostly to lay the foundation for the next 2 films - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted May 24, 2024
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Babes (2024) |
Babes is a touch too long, but it works because of the strong character work between Glazer and Buteau and the frank female-focused comedy. Fans of either comedienne should already be lining up - Queer.Horror.Movies.
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| Posted May 24, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) |
What’s so impressive about the film is not just its ability to craft dazzling new action set pieces (though it does that in spades), but how Miller and co. create genuine audience investment in Furiosa’s revenge plot. - Queer.Horror.Movies.
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| Posted May 22, 2024
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Alien (1979) |
A towering technical achievement; an all-time Final Girl; creature design for the gods. Alien is the complete package. 5/5 - no notes. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted May 22, 2024
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Aquamarine (2006) |
The adaptation of Hoffman's slight, breezy novel overcomplicates a lot of elements, including the introduction of a mean girl villain, but its fantasy escapism, mixed with teen feminism and dumb himbo love interest who doesn't save the day, is welcome - Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
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| Posted May 21, 2024
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Sting (2024) |
There's a tonal imbalance between the hard R-cruelty of some of Sting's scenes that don't match the Amblin-inspired jokiness, but overall this is a solid killer spider flick. - Horror Queers Podcast
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| Posted May 21, 2024
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