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Joe Lipsett

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Film critic (he/him) 🎙️: Horror Queers, Murder Made Fiction, Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr, Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad ✏️: Bloody Disgusting, QueerHorrorMovies 🏆: Member GALECA, CCA, TFCA

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · Feb 6

Here we go! TQG is now live and @conrad-esq.bsky.social and I have dropped our first Main Feed ep on #brokebackmountain.

Check it out and hit us up with your thoughts!

The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · Feb 6

Today’s the day! @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social launch the pod with our first theme: Internalized Rural Homophobia

Up for discussion: aggressive make-outs, casting straight actors in gay roles, that iconic score, and the legacy of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN within queer cinema circles

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · 2025-02-06 · 26m

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 1d

Is it good? 😬
It is 1 ⭐️? No
More thoughts from @tracedthurman.bsky.social and I Tuesday

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

Your weekend homework: return to Venus to check the hospital, the stables, and the woods for masked figures.

Tuesday on Patreon we're doing a deep dive into THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 1d

Apropos of nothing but physical media releases of queer films I would kill to contribute to:
LURKER
BIRDER
STRANGER BY THE LAKE
TOM AT THE FARM
FEMME

Hint, hint @vinsyn.bsky.social, @secondsightfilms.bsky.social, @imprintfilms.bsky.social, @severinfilms.bsky.social

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: LURKER is now streaming on Mubi.

Be sure to check out one of @joelipsett.bsky.social’s fave films of the year, then listen to our full length discussion on Patreon

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today on Patreon: What's the difference between love and obsession?

That's the question being asked in LURKER, Alex Russell's homoerotic ode to parasocial relationships.

Lurker (2025) | Horror Queers

Get more from Horror Queers on Patreon

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 1d

@jennferatu.bsky.social and I debate if the show is villainizing Adeline as we get an episode from her POV.

What do you think?

Murder Made Fiction Podcast @murdermfiction.bsky.social · 1d

Today on Patreon: MONSTER 3.05 shifts perspective to focus on Adeline as she makes plans to pursue her dreams in New York City, but the opportunistic girl finds herself out in the cold.

Meanwhile Ed finds a surprising companion to keep him company while she's gone.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story Episode 5 | Murder Made Fiction

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

Lol. Not me already seeing if there were screeners available (spoilers: they weren’t because…Canada)

Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

We just recorded on it last weekend and yeah, it’s…woof

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

Noooo. Bad movie

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

Surprise! @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I are back with fresh bi-weekly episodes as we unpack the filmographies of Jennifer Lynch, as well as Brandon and Caitlin Cronenberg

Anatomy of a Scream @anatomyofascream.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow on #AOASPodSquad: @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social return with a new limited series of SEXY & SURREAL, focusing on the children of David Lynch and David Cronenberg.

First up: Jennifer Lynch's 1993 feature debut, BOXING HELENA

Boxing Helena | Trailer |

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

@jennferatu.bsky.social and I are ready to talk about Adeline’s big episode

Murder Made Fiction Podcast @murdermfiction.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social end the first week of our MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY marathon with episode 5, "Ice", which shifts the focus to Adeline.

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

I found #roofman to be an utterly charming romantic dramedy.

Does it wind up doing character rehabilitation for a career criminal thanks to Channing Tatum’s great lead performance? Maybe…but I can’t be mad because his easygoing chemistry with Kirsten Dunst is delightful.

Roofman (2025) Review – A True Crime Crowd Pleaser

There’s an easy going charm to Roofman, the true crime film based on the real life exploits of Jeffrey Manchester.

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 2d

Caught this at Sundance a few years back and it absolutely destroyed me.

Glad it’s finally available for folks to check out!

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Abby Olcese @abbyolcese.bsky.social · 3d

So hey, the first anniversary of my book, Films for all Seasons, is next week! There are a couple of ways you can join in on the celebration! Way number one: Order my book on bookshop.org, which is offering free shipping today!

Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies

Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 3d

Sports Gays are so last week.
It’s time for @conrad-esq.bsky.social and I to go cruising…..

The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow on Patreon: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social quietly transition from 'Sports Gays' to our new theme on 'Cruising' with Harris Dickinson's big screen debut, BEACH RATS.

Subscribe here to get 1 week early access: www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 3d

@jennferatu.bsky.social and I were surprised at how early Hooper and TCM show up in the season!

Murder Made Fiction Podcast @murdermfiction.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social reach the 1/2 point of MONSTER S03 with a look at episode four, "Green" which introduces victim Bernice Worden...as well as Tobe Hooper and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

Subscribe here to listen: www.patreon.com/c/MurderMade...

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 3d

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 3d

In which I ask the question: why does no one on the show remember that Ed’s mother is DEAD?!

(But also: well done, Addison Rae, for nailing your guest spot)

Murder Made Fiction Podcast @murdermfiction.bsky.social · 3d

Today on Patreon: Mind the children because we are discussing Monster: The Ed Gein Story episode 3, "The Babysitter" , which finds Ed scaring children with cadaver magic tricks, robbing a grave for an engagement ring and, oh yeah, kicking off Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story Episode 3 | Murder Made Fiction

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 4d

That blink and you miss it Kevin Bacon cameo was fun, though

Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 4d

Lord. Episode 7 of MONSTER S03 truly said “here’s what’s going on for the distracted people who were watching while scrolling on their phones”.

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 4d

Juuuust a few

Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 4d

If folks are watching S03 of MONSTER and think you might be missing key details, @jennferatu.bsky.social and I have a helpful primer to get you up to speed!

Murder Made Fiction Podcast @murdermfiction.bsky.social · 4d

As we prepare to discuss MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY episode by episode on Patreon, here's the full version of last year's Primer.

@jennferatu.bsky.social walks @joelipsett.bsky.social through the the disturbing details of Ed Gein’s life and crimes.

Ed Gein Full Primer

Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 10/07/2025 · 57m

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 4d

Ethan Hawke is guaranteed to get awards recognition for this role, but it’s also just a great film!

@conrad-esq.bsky.social and I kick off our TIFF mini-recaps with BLUE MOON (PS Patrons get these a week early)

The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 4d

Today on The Queer Gaze: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @conrad-esq.bsky.social drop the first of several bonus episodes from #TIFF50.

First up: a review of Richard Linklater's biopic of Lorenz Hart, starring his 'Before Trilogy' collaborator Ethan Hawke, as well as Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott

Blue Moon (2025)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · Ep7 Bonus · 17m

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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a scary season tradition: I tell @joelipsett.bsky.social I don’t like scary things, he hand-picks a text that I will find value in, I act surprised that I liked something scary, lather rinse repeat.

I enjoyed this one EXCEPT for the creature’s head. Tune in to find out why.

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast @hkhspod.bsky.social · 5d

Tomorrow on the Pod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off scary season with a look at DARK HARVEST, both the book by Norman Partridge and the film by David Slade

DARK HARVEST | Official Trailer

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 5d

So much to say about this one!
(Tomorrow)

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast @hkhspod.bsky.social · 5d

Tomorrow on the Pod: @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off scary season with a look at DARK HARVEST, both the book by Norman Partridge and the film by David Slade

DARK HARVEST | Official Trailer

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 5d

@jennferatu.bsky.social and I have thoughts about these depictions!

Murder Made Fiction Podcast @murdermfiction.bsky.social · 5d

Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins and the filming of PSYCHO as depicted on MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY.

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