Joe Lipsett

Joe is a film journalist and Rotten Tomatoes approved critic. He co-created TV/Film Fest blog QueerHorrorMovies and writes for Anatomy of a Scream, Grim Magazine and Bloody Disgusting. He is also co-host of Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr, a YA literature adaptation podcast and Horror Queers, a podcast examining queer horror films.

Articles by Joe Lipsett:


  • 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
    August 14, 2019
    47 Meters Down: Uncaged Review

    47 Meters Down: Uncaged is a more-than-worthy aquatic horror sequel to a movie you’ve probably never heard of.

  • Anna Sasha Luss
    June 21, 2019
    Anna Review

    Is Anna a return to form for its troubled director – or frivolous and forgettable like his more recent work?

  • Booksmart Review
    May 22, 2019
    Booksmart Review

    To describe Booksmart as a “female Superbad” would be to diminish it as a simple gender flip. It’s much more than that – and the fact that the film is so f*cking funny is just the cherry on top.

  • The Hustle
    May 9, 2019
    The Hustle Review

    The Hustle – starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson – is a not-so-secret gender flipped version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. It’s virtually the same movie in every way, but do Hathaway and Wilson make this comedy remake worthwhile?

  • Five Feet Apart Review
    March 15, 2019
    Five Feet Apart Review

    Fans of other teen tearjerkers like The Fault In Our Stars and anything in the Nicholas Sparks oeuvre will find plenty to enjoy in Five Feet Apart.

  • Serenity Anne Hathaway
    January 25, 2019
    Serenity Review

    Serenity is the worst film of 2019 – and will be for quite some time.

  • Henchmen
    December 7, 2018
    Henchmen Review

    There’s an interesting story to be told about the men and women working behind the scenes in the superhero genre, but is Henchmen that movie?