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!
Let’s go to the clubs! (Tomorrow)
Tomorrow on the pod: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @conrad-esq.bsky.social publicly release our episode on CRUISING, with extra bonus content on the film's sex scenes over on Patreon
a man in a black tank top is laying down in the grass
ALT: a man in a black tank top is laying down in the grass
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November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Let’s go to the clubs! (Tomorrow)
THE SKELETON KEY isn’t a great film, but it sure is a watchable one.
A staple of the 2000s-era female-led thriller, some of the race stuff hasn’t aged super well, but Rowlands and Hudson sniping at each other is hella fun.
A staple of the 2000s-era female-led thriller, some of the race stuff hasn’t aged super well, but Rowlands and Hudson sniping at each other is hella fun.
Lay down a line of protective brick dust and scream "I don't believe!" because we are discussing Iain Softley's 2005 Southern Gothic thriller, #TheSkeletonKey.
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 2025-11-12 · 1h 48m
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November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
THE SKELETON KEY isn’t a great film, but it sure is a watchable one.
A staple of the 2000s-era female-led thriller, some of the race stuff hasn’t aged super well, but Rowlands and Hudson sniping at each other is hella fun.
A staple of the 2000s-era female-led thriller, some of the race stuff hasn’t aged super well, but Rowlands and Hudson sniping at each other is hella fun.
My fave part of this episode is @jennferatu.bsky.social’s absolutely disgusted reaction to a bunch of jellyfish being dumped in a bathtub
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social kick off coverage of the Murdaugh murders by going to a high-end oyster roast and learning how to correctly pronounce Alex's name.
Discussions include: country music, southern accents, and illicit jellyfish farming
Discussions include: country music, southern accents, and illicit jellyfish farming
Murdaugh: Death in the Family Episode 1 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My fave part of this episode is @jennferatu.bsky.social’s absolutely disgusted reaction to a bunch of jellyfish being dumped in a bathtub
Sorry folks, but when Tubi’s SLAY is right there, this one just doesn’t cut it.
Today on Patreon: Grab your glitter paint and cue K$sha's "Blow" because we are discussing Tina Romero's debut feature, #QueensoftheDead (2025).
This gay bar vs zombies film has a great queer cast and a few fun performances, but unfortunately that's where it stops working for us.
This gay bar vs zombies film has a great queer cast and a few fun performances, but unfortunately that's where it stops working for us.
Queens of the Dead (2025) | Horror Queers
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sorry folks, but when Tubi’s SLAY is right there, this one just doesn’t cut it.
This was such an intriguing adaptation convo.
Two texts working in different genres and aiming to tell similar, but also very different stories.
Two texts working in different genres and aiming to tell similar, but also very different stories.
Today on the Pod: Thanks to a recommendation from listener Andrew, @brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are checking out non-binary author Mason Deaver's 2019 book I Wish You All The Best and transwoman Tommy Dorfman's 2024 film adaptation.
I Wish You All The Best
Podcast Episode · Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr · 2025-11-11 · 48m
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November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This was such an intriguing adaptation convo.
Two texts working in different genres and aiming to tell similar, but also very different stories.
Two texts working in different genres and aiming to tell similar, but also very different stories.
I’m ready to party
Now watching: HEDDA
Now watching: HEDDA
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’m ready to party
Now watching: HEDDA
Now watching: HEDDA
This week's IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is a bit of a shrug as we "get the gang together" for some janky FX.
It's not bad, but it's a lot of watching characters figure out stuff the audience already knows.
It's not bad, but it's a lot of watching characters figure out stuff the audience already knows.
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 3 Review
IT: Welcome to Derry delivers a “get the gang together” episode for its third installment. Spoilers ahead…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This week's IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is a bit of a shrug as we "get the gang together" for some janky FX.
It's not bad, but it's a lot of watching characters figure out stuff the audience already knows.
It's not bad, but it's a lot of watching characters figure out stuff the audience already knows.
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ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kicked off Aquatic Horror month last week with a look at Wolfgang Petersen’s THE PERFECT STORM
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
The Ocean is a Killer in 2000’s ‘The Perfect Storm’ [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
After spending the entirety of October tackling Ed Gein titles such as Monster: The Ed Gein Story, as well as Deranged and In The Light of the Moon, as well as Peacock’s limited Devil in Disguise: Joh...
bloody-disgusting.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
ICYMI: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kicked off Aquatic Horror month last week with a look at Wolfgang Petersen’s THE PERFECT STORM
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
Check it out on @bloodyfm.bsky.social and @bloody-disgusting.com
Of course I wore leather for our episode on Cruising. I had to! I didn’t want to disappoint @conrad-esq.bsky.social!
We reached peak 'Cruising' – our episode Al Pacino's 1980 serial killer thriller is coming this week – or out now for patrons: www.patreon.com/c/TheQueerGaze
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Of course I wore leather for our episode on Cruising. I had to! I didn’t want to disappoint @conrad-esq.bsky.social!
@jennferatu.bsky.social and I kick off coverage of the Murdaugh family with a primer before we start discussing MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY on Patreon on Wednesday
On Feb 24th, 2019, Mallory Beach was killed while boating on the Beaufort River in South Carolina. Her tragic death kicked off snowballing investigations that would take down one of the state's most prominent family dynasties.
Jenn walks Joe through the shocking story of the Murdaugh family.
Jenn walks Joe through the shocking story of the Murdaugh family.
The Murdaugh Family Primer
Podcast Episode · Murder Made Fiction · 2025-11-10 · 37m
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November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@jennferatu.bsky.social and I kick off coverage of the Murdaugh family with a primer before we start discussing MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY on Patreon on Wednesday
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Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off coverage on the Murdaugh murders, starting with a primer on the family.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow on the pod: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off coverage on the Murdaugh murders, starting with a primer on the family.
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Yessss 🙌
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Yessss 🙌
Lemme just pop on this (un)natural oil disaster movie real quick
Now watching: DEEPWATER HORIZON
Now watching: DEEPWATER HORIZON
a man in a red shirt is sitting next to another man in a red shirt and says `` money '' .
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November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Lemme just pop on this (un)natural oil disaster movie real quick
Now watching: DEEPWATER HORIZON
Now watching: DEEPWATER HORIZON
This was a fascinating pair to discuss re: the adaptation process.
Both are well worth your time, so check ‘em out before Tuesday!
Both are well worth your time, so check ‘em out before Tuesday!
Your weekend homework: check out Tommy Dorfman’s feature directorial debut, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, as well as Mason Deaver’s source material.
@brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off November with a look at both on Tuesday.
@brennacgray.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social kick off November with a look at both on Tuesday.
I Wish You All The Best (2025) Official Trailer - Corey Fogelmanis, Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
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November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This was a fascinating pair to discuss re: the adaptation process.
Both are well worth your time, so check ‘em out before Tuesday!
Both are well worth your time, so check ‘em out before Tuesday!
Can’t wait to dig into this effed up family next week
If you want a taste of where @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are heading for the rest of November on the pod, here's your hint
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Can’t wait to dig into this effed up family next week
My fave Jennifer Lynch film (and arguably her best).
Hear @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I talk it out for his first time watch
Hear @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I talk it out for his first time watch
Today on the Pod Squad: @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are back to discuss Jennifer Lynch's SURVEILLANCE.
This twisty crime thriller features a great cast (many of whom are playing against type) and may be the closest thing to Lynch's uncompromised vision as a creator.
This twisty crime thriller features a great cast (many of whom are playing against type) and may be the closest thing to Lynch's uncompromised vision as a creator.
Sexy & Surreal: Episode 43 - Surveillance (2008)
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 11/07/2025 · 47m
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November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My fave Jennifer Lynch film (and arguably her best).
Hear @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I talk it out for his first time watch
Hear @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and I talk it out for his first time watch
This series wound up being pretty messy, so @jennferatu.bsky.social and I spend a lot of time parsing through our thoughts
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social conclude our coverage of THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE with the final murder and a possible new suspect, but still no answers.
Discussion include: comparisons to Gacy and Gein and the power of toxic masculinity.
Discussion include: comparisons to Gacy and Gein and the power of toxic masculinity.
The Monster of Florence Episode 4 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This series wound up being pretty messy, so @jennferatu.bsky.social and I spend a lot of time parsing through our thoughts
It’s never a bad day for STRANGER BY THE LAKE
Preparing for our final Cruising episode (and our last episode of the year) on one of @joelipsett.bsky.social’s favourite films
Stranger By The Lake - Official US Trailer - HD
YouTube video by Strand Releasing
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s never a bad day for STRANGER BY THE LAKE
Woot! Taking @gaylydreadful.bsky.social on a ride trip with Jennifer Lynch’s best film tomorrow
Tomorrow on #AOASPodSquad: @gaylydreadful.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social dig into SURVEILLANCE (2008), the second feature from Jennifer Lynch after a fifteen year absence.
Surveillance - Trailer
YouTube video by IndiesEntertainment
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November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Woot! Taking @gaylydreadful.bsky.social on a ride trip with Jennifer Lynch’s best film tomorrow
Will the finale change our minds about the show? Tune in tomorrow
Tomorrow on Patreon: @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social reach the end of the sprint with a discussion of the finale of THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE.
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Will the finale change our minds about the show? Tune in tomorrow
You can’t do a series on cruising without talking about CRUISING 🤷♂️
@conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social continue their cruising journey with William Friedkin’s literal text, starring Al Pacino.
Subscribe now for early access and special bonus content for every episode
Subscribe now for early access and special bonus content for every episode
Early Access: Cruising (1980) | The Queer Gaze Patreon
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November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You can’t do a series on cruising without talking about CRUISING 🤷♂️
Baby’s first time watching FRANKENSTEIN and this shit is <gaaaay>
Toss that girl in the pond and break out the good champagne because we're discussing James Whale's seminal horror film #Frankenstein (1931) to celebrate the release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025)!
Frankenstein (1931)
Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 11/05/2025 · 1h 41m
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November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Baby’s first time watching FRANKENSTEIN and this shit is <gaaaay>
Halfway through the limited series and @jennferatu.bsky.social and I are struggling with the format
Today on Patreon: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @jennferatu.bsky.social learn more about the circumstances leading up to the Monster of Florence’s first murder, but not much about any of the other victims.
Discussions include: camper murders, tightie whities, and Rutger Hauer's BLADE RUNNER monologue
Discussions include: camper murders, tightie whities, and Rutger Hauer's BLADE RUNNER monologue
The Monster of Florence Episode 2 | Murder Made Fiction
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November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Halfway through the limited series and @jennferatu.bsky.social and I are struggling with the format
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Y’all really don’t get how Black women be in the TRENCHES outchea. Like, after last night, the first women mayors were elected in Albany, Detroit, and Syracuse. And every one of them is Black.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Y’all really don’t get how Black women be in the TRENCHES outchea. Like, after last night, the first women mayors were elected in Albany, Detroit, and Syracuse. And every one of them is Black.