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Lee Zumpe

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Biography:

Lee Clark Zumpe, an entertainment editor and movie reviewer with Tampa Bay Newspapers, earned his degree in English at the University of South Florida. His poetry and fiction has appeared various publications, such as Tiferet, Zillah, Weird Tales, Modern Drunkard Magazine, and Main Street Rag. Lee lives in Florida with his wife and daughter.

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The Librarians (2025) 94% EDIT “The Librarians is unpleasant, but necessary viewing for anyone who doesn’t recognize that we’re standing on a very dangerous precipice.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review V/H/S Halloween (2025) 90% EDIT “V/H/S/Halloween is an inconsistent but generally entertaining addition to the franchise, with some exceedingly terrifying moments, a reasonable amount of dread, and periodic moments of morbid humor. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Within the Pines (2024) EDIT “For those willing to watch — and listen — closely, "Within the Pines" is a riveting display of tension that evokes primal fear and grim tenacity.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review The Perfect Neighbor (2025) 99% EDIT “It is an upsetting 97 minutes that needs to be seen.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% EDIT “ Out of necessity, del Toro gives us an abbreviated version — but in doing so, he also manages to expand the story and offer new revelations. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Hedda (2025) 89% EDIT “Thompson leans into the character’s self-centeredness. She shows no sign of genuine empathy, though she sometimes feigns compassion to manipulate those around her.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Predator: Badlands (2025) 86% EDIT “Predator: Badlands is a relentless high-energy, action-packed sci-fi thriller that expands franchise mythology and isn’t afraid to take narrative risks.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review The Beldham (2024) 83% EDIT “Gulner’s directorial debut is a chilling, dizzying descent into a chaotic maelstrom of fear, withdrawal, and grief.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 94% EDIT “Bentley expresses this story in the form of surreal, idealized panoramic memories — the axiomatic flashing of life before one’s eyes as death approaches. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Jingle Bell Heist (2025) 76% EDIT “Jingle Bell Heist is better than it should be, given its disposition as a holiday-themed heist movie — which is made abundantly clear by the film’s title.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) 85% EDIT “It deconstructs and transmutes a bizarre mélange of genres to spawn a giallo-spattered pulpy arthouse surreality that defies orthodox explanation. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% EDIT “Johnson has mastered this formula without falling victim to repetition and routine.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Blue Moon (2025) 90% EDIT “Hawke inhabits this tortured soul who is both an inspired virtuoso and a vulnerable, lonely individual who believes he is unlovable.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Fackham Hall (2025) 74% EDIT “The script relies on overused gags, stale slapstick, juvenile double entendre, and toilet humor — or would that be loo humor, given the British setting?” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Goodbye June (2025) 64% EDIT “The friction feels artificial, contrived to generate obligatory epiphanies and weepy reconciliations.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Greenland 2: Migration (2026) 49% EDIT “The script makes little effort to develop emotional engagement. It’s possible that the audience is expected to understand how strong the familial bond is between the Garritys since it was so skillfully represented in the previous film. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Grizzly Night (2026) 53% EDIT “The talented cast fills in the blanks for us, from the family dynamic that makes the surgeon’s role so meaningful to the friendships that offer support in the face of calamity.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Dracula (2025) 54% EDIT “Dracula" — developed with the working title "Dracula: A Love Tale" — blends folklore, history, star-crossed love, and gothic horror to deliver a vivid, spellbinding re-imagining that is both spiritedly daring and elegantly wistful. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review The Secret Agent (2025) 98% EDIT “[The film] is an immersive work that intertwines multiple plot threads, introduces fascinating and vivid characters, and presents its subject matter in an unconventional, anarchic configuration. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 82% EDIT “["Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die"] is an ecstatic, wonderfully weird spectacle and a startlingly dark take on a bleak cyberpunk future.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review The Dreadful (2026) 37% EDIT “Dripping with gothic ambiance and an eerie, foreboding tone, "The Dreadful" ultimately falls victim to an uneven, tedious plot.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review The Bluff (2026) 54% EDIT “For a genre that has traditionally imparted fast-paced action, romanticized adventure, and charming heroes, this execution lacks elation, warmth and allure. ” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Hoppers (2026) 93% EDIT “"Hoppers" is thoughtful and introspective, with a perfect mix of compassion and humor.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (2026) EDIT “It is a compelling, albeit nightmare-inducing, documentary.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Freaky Tales (2024) 75% EDIT “Even though it periodically loses narrative focus and flaunts its eccentricities in ways that are more self-satisfied than subtle, “Freaky Tales” — almost inexplicably — turns out to be a delicious slice of chaotic weirdness.” – Tampa Bay Newspapers Sep 24, 2025 Full Review
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