Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Aug 18, 2026 3/5 The remake is bigger and longer and gender swaps the teen character...but curiously doesn't do anything with the newfound male energy. Emblematic of the 00s remake craze - for better and worse Go to Full Review The Stepfather (2009) 15% 34%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Aug 11, 2026 4/5 Terry O'Quinn is magnetic in a film that understands the domestic sphere is the perfect place for terror. Also: RIP for that dumb brother Go to Full Review The Stepfather (1987) 92% 65%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Jul 21, 2026 3.5/5 Cinematographer Kline and editor Rothman use split screens and transitions to keep the first half of the film moving. Curtis gets the back half and, while he's compelling, the film slows down greatly. Go to Full Review The Boston Strangler (1968) 89% 74%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Jul 14, 2026 3/5 The film takes a lot of liberties, but Victor Buono's leading performance steals the show Go to Full Review The Strangler (1964) - - 57%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Jun 12, 2026 3.5/5 Despite a few issues with the pacing and editing of the first half, this sumptuous black and white New Queer Wave film leans heavily into the romance between Leopold and Loeb Go to Full Review Swoon (1992) 75% 65%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Jun 10, 2026 3/5 A mostly faithful adaptation of Leopold and Loeb, featuring a gorgeously twinky Dean Stockwell. Orson Welles steals the climax with a (maybe too long?) speech about capital punishment. Go to Full Review Compulsion (1959) 100% 85%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting May 19, 2026 2.5/5 A curious, but good looking mess. Hilary Swank and Fiona Shaw steal every scene, but the competing storylines don't often mesh well. The film should have just pulled the trigger on the central throuple Go to Full Review The Black Dahlia (2006) 32% 27%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting May 15, 2026 3/5 The story of two corrupt brothers merely uses the Black Dahlia as its framing device, but it's DeNiro who steals the show. Go to Full Review True Confessions (1981) 71% 53%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting May 6, 2026 2/5 A well researched film that actually focuses on Elizabeth Short, but still doesn't entirely satisfy. It's often pretty boring Go to Full Review Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975) - - - -

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Apr 21, 2026 3/5 Well made but exhausting, Todd Haynes' film boasts a cool blue color palette that matches the long, grim battle to hold DuPont accountable. Ruffalo is great; Hathaway is wasted Go to Full Review Dark Waters (2019) 89% 95%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Apr 14, 2026 4/5 Julia Roberts shines in an adaptation that makes paperwork compelling and a court case that never goes to trial. Go to Full Review Erin Brockovich (2000) 87% 85%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Apr 13, 2026 A solid, albeit slightly uneven doc chronicling the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and near nuclear meltdown in Japan. Go to Full Review Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (2026) - - - -

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Apr 7, 2026 3.5/5 Nichols and Ephron sink into the interpersonal drama surrounding Karen Silkwood's (likely) murder, taking their time to ensure audiences invest in the characters, not just the corporate espionage Go to Full Review Silkwood (1983) 78% 78%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Mar 31, 2026 3.5/5 Too long by far and the accent work from Depp and Graham is questionable, but as an adaptation of Moore's comic and a text that considers the lives of Whitechapel sex workers, it's not bad Go to Full Review From Hell (2001) 57% 66%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Mar 24, 2026 3.5/5 A stylish, worthwhile film. Bergin is compelling as Abberline, though Samuel West steals the show. Good roles for women and a scene of female intimacy confirms that a female director is involved Go to Full Review The Ripper (1997) - - 43%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Mar 10, 2026 2.5/5 A solid, if unspectacular, adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes's The Lodger. This version places more emphasis on Lily's risque dancing career and Palance has no nuance as the film's villain, but it's reasonably entertaining. Go to Full Review Man in the Attic (1953) - - 28%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Mar 5, 2026 4/5 Hitchcock delivered tension and atmosphere, even in his early silent era. The shot of Ivor Novello entering the house is understandably iconic (it doesn't hurt that the lead is incredibly beautiful). Go to Full Review The Lodger (1927) 100% 76%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Feb 24, 2026 Watchable, but not good. Lead actors are ok, but the screenplay's disinterest in exploring the race, class, or celebrity aspects of the case is frustrating. Go to Full Review Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer (2017) - - 14%

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Feb 23, 2026 4/5 A fine tuned, extremely relevant dissection of the purported good that shows such as To Catch A Predator claim to offer. The doc is extremely self-reflexive about its own goals, which is a welcome change from other true crime texts Go to Full Review Predators (2025) 97% - -

Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting Feb 19, 2026 3/5 Overall solid, but not great. Carrell and Tatum are doing undeniably good work, but the screenplay is too languid and the ending too abrupt to satisfy. Also: the Oscar-nominated prosthetics are distracting to the point of being bad. Go to Full Review Foxcatcher (2014) 88% 66%