Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

Revolution review – 1×08: ‘Ties That Bind’

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Hold onto your hats folks because this may be the first episode of Revolution that actually mostly works for me (I know, I’m scared!)

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Parks and Recreation review – 5×06: ‘Ben’s Parents’

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Trust Parks and Recreation to take the most traditional, maybe even overused, sitcom plot points like estranged parents and engagement parties and still find new and completely ridiculous material to mine.

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Revolution review – 1×07: ‘The Children’s Crusade’

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An important mythology episode of Revolution is wrapped in a predictably blah mission of the week formula. Is it possible for the show to overcome its narrative malaise?

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Grimm review – 2×10: ‘The Hour Of Death’

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Huh. Well that was certainly…unexpected. Eschewing a traditional case of the week formula, ‘The Hour Of Death’ offers a nice touch of mythology, a revelatory character twist and a smidgen of plot advancement on the Renard (Sasha Roiz) / Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) front.

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Revolution review – 1×06: ‘Sex And Drugs’

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Revolution returns after a week off with an episode that asks us to believe Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) is capable of being both a prostitute and a hard-edged assassin. Once you stop laughing, feel free to join me after the break.

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