The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
There was understandable trepidation when word of a new The Strangers was announced. Would star/executive producer Madelaine Petsch and directory Renny Harlin manage to pull off a new remake?
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A new Radio Silence film is always reason to celebrate. The pair of co-directors know how to deliver fun, violent action filled with practical FX. So what happens when you throw a vampire ballerina into the mix?
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Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, the filmmakers behind the wonderful 2022 short ‘Blink‘ debut their first feature as directors, but the cards are not in ‘Tarot’s favour.
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Madame Web is the kind of film that invites all sorts of questions: What went wrong? What was the original plan? Did the people involved know what they signed on for? And is there a better version hidden somewhere beneath the surface?
Let’s scour the Blu release to find out…
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It’s always fun checking out a “new to you” classic film, particularly when it’s just been given a deluxe physical media release by Scream Factory.
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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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