Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

‘Bad Things’ Is More Than Just a Homage to ‘The Shining’ [Tribeca Review]

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A blonde woman in a yellow shirt

The last time Stewart Thorndike made a horror film, it was 2014’s Lyle, a lesbian take on Rosemary’s Baby. That’s a reductive description since the film is much more than an extended homage, but the log line certainly makes it an easy sell for genre fans. 

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‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Is A Triumph [Review]

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A visual development image featuring Pavitr Prabhakar, aka Spider-Man India, Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales fighting The Spot in the city of Mumbattan on Earth-50101 - a kaleidoscopic hybrid of Mumbai and Manhattan

Accusations that superhero movies are derivative, unoriginal, or uninspired are firmly quashed with the release of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson‘s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.

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‘Happy Valley’ S03E02 Sets The Stage For An Epic Showdown [TV Review]

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After a busy (re)introduction to the world of Halifax and Sgt Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) last week, Happy Valley continues to lay out the foundation for the series to come, including one epic cliffhanger.

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‘Before I Change My Mind’ Is A Quiet Gem [Review]

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In the first scene of writer/director Trevor Anderson‘s feature debut, a new student arrives at school and refuses to sit on either the “girl” side or the “boy” side of a PE sex education class.

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‘Golden Delicious’ Is A Busy, Albeit Charming, Coming Out Story

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Coming out stories are a common feature of LGBT cinema, so it’s hard to make a contemporary film stand out. Golden Delicious, the feature film debut from director Jason Karman and screenwriter Gorrman Lee, doesn’t do much to shake up the formula, though it has enough charm and emotion to satisfy. 

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