Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

A Great First Act Can’t Save ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ [Fantastic Fest Review]

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A teen boy walks past a row of lockers with the word MURDERER written in red paint

There’s Someone Inside Your House gets off to a great start: football jock Jackson Pace (Markian Tarasiuk) sets his alarm for a nap before a big game, awakens to an empty house filled with photos from a hazing ritual gone wrong and is brutally murdered by an assailant wearing a mask of his face. It’s creepy, there’s a smidge of humour and the violence is brutal. It’s only a few minutes into Netflix’s newest slasher and we’re off to a good start.

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‘Wildland’ is a Slow Burn Family Crime Drama [Film Review]

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A woman sits on a couch with three men and a teen girl (far left)

Comparisons to filmmaker David Michôd’s Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom are inevitable when discussing Danish director Jeanette Nordahl’s debut feature. Both films feature a matriarch with a powerful, manipulative grip over her crime syndicate family and both films explore how the familial empire ultimately crumbles.

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‘Candyman’ Is Stunningly Powerful and Evocative [Film Review]

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It’s been nearly thirty years since Tony Todd first appeared as Candyman in an underground parking garage, seductively urging graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) to “be my victim.”

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[TV Review] S2 of HBO Max’s ‘The Other Two’ Is As Witty, Absurd and Must Watch as Ever

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There’s a pretty clever inversion at the heart of The Other Two’s second season. At the end of the first season, Chase Dubek (Case Walker), the show’s Justin Beiber stand-in who rose to superstardom as ChaseDreams, announced that he was quitting the music business just as mother Pat (Molly Shannon) landed an Ellen-style daytime talk show gig.

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Review: ‘The Night House’ Is An Unsettling Showcase for Rebecca Hall

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Is Rebecca Hall about to become our new favourite scream queen? With The Night House, the acclaimed dramatic actress enters the same pantheon as Elisabeth Moss, Toni Collette and Lupita Nyong’o, delivering the kind of performance that will have genre enthusiasts buzzing for the rest of the year.

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