Joe Lipsett
@joelipsett.bsky.social
Film critic (he/him)
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🎙️: 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
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
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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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!
Check it out and hit us up with your thoughts!
Shocking no one: MISERY remains as fantastic as ever 35 years later.
And it was delightful to have the iconic @rozhernandez.bsky.social join us to talk Annie Wilkes as Hagsploitation and old people’s sex lives!
And it was delightful to have the iconic @rozhernandez.bsky.social join us to talk Annie Wilkes as Hagsploitation and old people’s sex lives!
Squirrel away those pills and burn that manuscript because we're talking about Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's #Misery (1990).
Joining us for the discussion is comedian @rozhernandez.bsky.social, who has begun (but maybe never finished?) every King novel.
Joining us for the discussion is comedian @rozhernandez.bsky.social, who has begun (but maybe never finished?) every King novel.
Misery (1990) feat. Roz Hernandez
Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 2025-11-26 · 1h 57m
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November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Shocking no one: MISERY remains as fantastic as ever 35 years later.
And it was delightful to have the iconic @rozhernandez.bsky.social join us to talk Annie Wilkes as Hagsploitation and old people’s sex lives!
And it was delightful to have the iconic @rozhernandez.bsky.social join us to talk Annie Wilkes as Hagsploitation and old people’s sex lives!
Reminder: @brennacgray.bsky.social and I are collecting responses on WHITEOUT until next Friday, so get your holiday YA reading done!
Sidebar: we say this Friday for Book Club responses, but we’re accepting thoughts on WHITEOUT until Friday, Dec 5
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reminder: @brennacgray.bsky.social and I are collecting responses on WHITEOUT until next Friday, so get your holiday YA reading done!
Finally: I don’t think THIRTEEN LIVES would have been in awards contention, but it’s a really solid (harrowing) aquatic disaster flick.
Kudos to the sound team because OOF, the underwater stuff really got me
Kudos to the sound team because OOF, the underwater stuff really got me
Today on the Pod: Ron Howard’s emotional film THIRTEEN LIVES chronicles the risky and controversial mission to save twelve young soccer players and their coach from the rapidly flooding Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand.
Topics include: claustrophobia, star power, and white savior narratives
Topics include: claustrophobia, star power, and white savior narratives
Aquatic Disasters: Thirteen Lives (2022)
Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 11/25/2025 · 58m
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November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Finally: I don’t think THIRTEEN LIVES would have been in awards contention, but it’s a really solid (harrowing) aquatic disaster flick.
Kudos to the sound team because OOF, the underwater stuff really got me
Kudos to the sound team because OOF, the underwater stuff really got me
Blame it on the sickness (?) but KEEPER didn’t work for me at all.
Listen to @tracedthurman.bsky.social and I hash it out on Patreon 👇
Listen to @tracedthurman.bsky.social and I hash it out on Patreon 👇
Don't eat that cake because we are discussing Oz Perkins' second film of 2025, #keeper.
Written by #DangerousAnimals screenwriter Nick Lepard, this two-hander is big on vibes and short on plot, which proves more of an issue for @joelipsett.bsky.social than @tracedthurman.bsky.social
Written by #DangerousAnimals screenwriter Nick Lepard, this two-hander is big on vibes and short on plot, which proves more of an issue for @joelipsett.bsky.social than @tracedthurman.bsky.social
Keeper (2025) | Horror Queers
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November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Blame it on the sickness (?) but KEEPER didn’t work for me at all.
Listen to @tracedthurman.bsky.social and I hash it out on Patreon 👇
Listen to @tracedthurman.bsky.social and I hash it out on Patreon 👇
Big thanks to @jennyleighx33.bsky.social for reading BREAKING DAWN for the first time to come talk about this enormous POS with @brennacgray.bsky.social and I
It’s time for the Twilight saga as guest @jennyleighx33.bsky.social returns for another Stephenie Meyer text.
BREAKING DAWN: PART 1 includes a wedding, an island named after mom, furniture breaking sex, instant Mormon pregnancy and Bella's super gaunt face.
Expect angry @brennacgray.bsky.social!
BREAKING DAWN: PART 1 includes a wedding, an island named after mom, furniture breaking sex, instant Mormon pregnancy and Bella's super gaunt face.
Expect angry @brennacgray.bsky.social!
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 feat. Jenny Nulf
Podcast Episode · Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr · 2025-11-25 · 1h 4m
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Big thanks to @jennyleighx33.bsky.social for reading BREAKING DAWN for the first time to come talk about this enormous POS with @brennacgray.bsky.social and I
I love torturing a co-host
This is the question @brennacgray.bsky.social asks each year when we cover a new TWILIGHT SAGA entry.
Tomorrow it’s BREAKING DAWN PART 1…
Tomorrow it’s BREAKING DAWN PART 1…
a man says " what was the point " in a dark room
ALT: a man says " what was the point " in a dark room
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November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I love torturing a co-host
@jennferatu.bsky.social and I are headed underground in tomorrow’s final Aquatic Disaster flick
Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up Aquatic Disaster month with a look at Ron Howard’s Thai rescue film, THIRTEEN LIVES
Thirteen Lives - Official Trailer | Prime Video
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November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
@jennferatu.bsky.social and I are headed underground in tomorrow’s final Aquatic Disaster flick
WUT?!
Scarlett Johansson will star in Mike Flanagan’s THE EXORCIST.
“Scarlett is a brilliant actress whose captivating performances always feel grounded and real, from genre films to blockbusters,” said Flanagan.
The film will tell an all-new story.
“Scarlett is a brilliant actress whose captivating performances always feel grounded and real, from genre films to blockbusters,” said Flanagan.
The film will tell an all-new story.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
WUT?!
Reposted by Joe Lipsett
We're checking out the steamy world of #SpaNight (2016) in our latest episode. Out now for patrons: www.patreon.com/c/TheQueerGaze
#queerfilm #lgbtfilm #queermovies
#queerfilm #lgbtfilm #queermovies
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We're checking out the steamy world of #SpaNight (2016) in our latest episode. Out now for patrons: www.patreon.com/c/TheQueerGaze
#queerfilm #lgbtfilm #queermovies
#queerfilm #lgbtfilm #queermovies
We get to see the murders…and the show treats the culprit like a mystery?!
Today on Patreon: Maggie and Paul try to turn their lives around as the walls begin to close in on Alex. With Randolph III hospitalized, the unstable lawyer makes a desperate decision.
Discussions include: mystery shooters, compression socks, and Bradley Cooper's A Star is Born.
Discussions include: mystery shooters, compression socks, and Bradley Cooper's A Star is Born.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 6 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We get to see the murders…and the show treats the culprit like a mystery?!
Pennywise finally returned on this week’s #itwelcometoderry.
Here’s my take on a sewer heavy episode of the HBO series
Here’s my take on a sewer heavy episode of the HBO series
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 5 Review
Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) makes his debut on IT: Welcome to Derry in an episode that takes the action into the sewers below “Neibolt Street”.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Pennywise finally returned on this week’s #itwelcometoderry.
Here’s my take on a sewer heavy episode of the HBO series
Here’s my take on a sewer heavy episode of the HBO series
😭😭😭
Udo Kier has passed away at 81. A singular screen presence, Kier had a long history in the horror genre, starring in films including Mark of the Devil, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, Blood for Dracula, Blade, Feardotcom, Rob Zombie's Halloween, and Dario Argento's Mother of Tears.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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It’s murder time on MURDAUGH and @jennferatu.bsky.social and I have big feelings about how this plays out
Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social tackle the sixth episode of MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, which brings the framing device of the murders back full circle.
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It’s murder time on MURDAUGH and @jennferatu.bsky.social and I have big feelings about how this plays out
Time for a “new to me” Jennifer Lynch: 2012’s CHAINED
November 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Time for a “new to me” Jennifer Lynch: 2012’s CHAINED
Time to start the fictionalized version of THE STAIRCASE
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Time to start the fictionalized version of THE STAIRCASE
Knew very little about this one going into it and found a lot to like!
(I should probably stop making fun of Ron Howard because I have enjoyed his recent output)
(I should probably stop making fun of Ron Howard because I have enjoyed his recent output)
@jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are wrapping up Aquatic Disaster month on Tuesday, so be sure to check out Ron Howard’s #thirteenlives beforehand!
a man is wearing a helmet and giving a thumbs up in front of a light from prime video
ALT: a man is wearing a helmet and giving a thumbs up in front of a light from prime video
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November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Knew very little about this one going into it and found a lot to like!
(I should probably stop making fun of Ron Howard because I have enjoyed his recent output)
(I should probably stop making fun of Ron Howard because I have enjoyed his recent output)
It’s been nearly a year, so naturally @brennacgray.bsky.social was overdue for a TWILIGHT book/film!
#hkhspod returns on Tuesday for the last episode of November and @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are tackling a doozy: #thetwilightsaga #breakingdawnpart1
You know you don’t wanna miss this!
You know you don’t wanna miss this!
a woman is holding her belly and looking at herself in a mirror
ALT: a woman is holding her belly and looking at herself in a mirror
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November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It’s been nearly a year, so naturally @brennacgray.bsky.social was overdue for a TWILIGHT book/film!
Time to hit up the watermelon festival as the county softly turns on the Murdaughs!
Today on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are into the back half of the season as Buster Murdaugh takes center stage for "The Prince."
Plus: watermelon festivals, "manning up", the series' take on Stephen Smith, and tracking the images from the credits
Plus: watermelon festivals, "manning up", the series' take on Stephen Smith, and tracking the images from the credits
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 5 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Time to hit up the watermelon festival as the county softly turns on the Murdaughs!
@gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I are discussing our fave Brandon film tomorrow!
Tomorrow on the #AOASPodSquad: @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social return to the Cronenberg side of the pod to discuss Brandon's sophomore film, POSSESSOR (2020)
POSSESSOR UNCUT Trailer - In Theaters & Select Drive Ins October 2
YouTube video by NEON
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November 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
@gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I are discussing our fave Brandon film tomorrow!
In which @jennferatu.bsky.social educates me about watermelon festivals
Fancy a watermelon? Tomorrow on Patreon, @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social hit up the local watermelon festival for another eventful Murdaugh outing.
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In which @jennferatu.bsky.social educates me about watermelon festivals
Did this just become my most anticipated movie (sans release date)? Ummm…yeah
Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me), Emma Corrin (Nosferatu), Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo), and Havana Rose Liu (No Exit) have joined Arkasha Stevenson's untitled horror movie for A24:
Emma Corrin, Hunter Schafer, Havana Rose Liu, Sophie Wilde Join A24 Horror Film from ‘The First Omen’ Director
Emma Corrin (Nosferatu), Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), and Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me) are set to join A24’s as-yet-untitled horror film from The First Omen‘s Arkasha Stevenson, De...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Did this just become my most anticipated movie (sans release date)? Ummm…yeah
So beautiful, heartfelt and completely unique from so many other queer films, @conrad-esq.bsky.social and I adored CACTUS PEARS.
Seek it out if it plays near you because it’s just starting its expansion
Seek it out if it plays near you because it’s just starting its expansion
We're venturing to rural India to discuss Rohan Kanawade's feature directorial debut, #CactusPears
This heartfelt romantic drama follows Anand as he returns home for the 10 day mourning ceremony following his father's death, reconnects with hunky Balya, and dodges invasive questions from relatives.
This heartfelt romantic drama follows Anand as he returns home for the 10 day mourning ceremony following his father's death, reconnects with hunky Balya, and dodges invasive questions from relatives.
Cactus Pears (2025)
Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · Ep13 Bonus · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
So beautiful, heartfelt and completely unique from so many other queer films, @conrad-esq.bsky.social and I adored CACTUS PEARS.
Seek it out if it plays near you because it’s just starting its expansion
Seek it out if it plays near you because it’s just starting its expansion
This doc is legit mandatory viewing for anyone who watches true crime (and maybe anyone who hates it?)
An absolutely fascinating conceit that works as its own film, as well as a deconstruction of the narrative and stylistic tropes of the subgenre
An absolutely fascinating conceit that works as its own film, as well as a deconstruction of the narrative and stylistic tropes of the subgenre
Director Charlie Shackleton makes lemonade out of lemons after losing the rights to adapt Lyndon Lafferty’s 2012 true crime novel The Zodiac Killer Cover-up AKA The Silenced Badge.
From the ashes of his abandoned doc rises a fascinating exploration of the genre itself with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
From the ashes of his abandoned doc rises a fascinating exploration of the genre itself with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) Spoiler-Free Review
Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 11/20/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This doc is legit mandatory viewing for anyone who watches true crime (and maybe anyone who hates it?)
An absolutely fascinating conceit that works as its own film, as well as a deconstruction of the narrative and stylistic tropes of the subgenre
An absolutely fascinating conceit that works as its own film, as well as a deconstruction of the narrative and stylistic tropes of the subgenre