Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

Awkward. review – 2×02: ‘Sex, Lies And The Sanctuary’

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Courtesy of MTV

Week two of Awkward. finds everyone in a panic as news that a tape of the Sanctuary, the “petri dish” hang-out for drugs and fornication at the school, is about to go public. And now everyone’s secrets are about to be revealed.

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Flashback review – The West Wing 2×08: ‘Shibboleth’

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Courtesy of leavemethewhite.com

Happy Fourth of July, dear readers! It’s a nice afternoon for grabbing a drink and setting off some fireworks. But if you’d like to join me in fictional D.C., we can pardon a turkey or two, discuss the history of the yam in Latin and review the series’ best Thanksgiving episode.

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Teen Wolf review – 2×06: ‘Frenemy’

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Courtesy of MTV

Is it too meta to suggest that Teen Wolf knows its target audience so well that it found a way to work in a shout-out within the narrative? If by “target audience” you mean “gays” and by “shout-out” you mean “gay bar”, then no.

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The Newsroom review – 1×02: ‘News Night 2.0’

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Courtesy of HBO

You’d think with a title like “News Night 2.0” there would be some kind of forward motion happening. But instead of fixing last week’s problems, this second episode of the series only highlights them more. “News Night 0.5” would probably be a better title.

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Awkward. review – 2×01: ‘Resolutions’

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Courtesy of MTV

Ah the sweetness of summer is definitely upon us. My #4 favourite show of last year (the only comedy on the list, FYI) has returned with fresh episodes. And what’s that sound, you ask? Why it’s cheerleading beyotch Sadie (Molly Tarlov) celebrating our return with a dismissively condescending “You’re welcome.”

Oh, Awkward., I’ve missed you so much.

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