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Review: ‘Relay’ Is A Great Conspiracy Thriller Throwback [TIFF 2024]

September 16, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Riz Ahmed as Ash, wearing a grey hoodie, tan jacket and black backpack

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a techno-conspiracy thriller, which makes Relay a welcome surprise.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: David Mackenzie, Eisa Davis, Jared Abrahamson, Lily James, Matthew Maher, riz ahmed, Sam Worthington, TIFF 2024, Willa Fitzgerald

Review: Alien Romantic Drama ‘You Are Not Alone’ Is A Quiet Gem [TIFF 2024]

September 12, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Bar Man (Pierre Yves Charbonneau) stands bathed in the white light of an open fridge door

Leave it to Quebec filmmakers to find a way to make alien abductions and mid-mid-life crises both intriguing and deeply romantic. But that’s what You Are Not Alone (2024) is.

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Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Toronto International Film Festival Tagged With: Canadian film, François Papineau, Marianne Fortier, Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien, Pier-Luc Funk, you are not alone

‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ Is Long, Ugly and Full of Tired Fan Service [Review]

July 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Six long years after Deadpool 2, Ryan Reynolds returns as the merc with a mouth in Deadpool & Wolverine, which also finds Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Logan/Wolverine, who died in 2017’s Logan.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Channing Tatum, dafne keen, emma corrin, hugh jackman, jennifer garner, matthew macfayden, Morena Baccarin, rob delaney, ryan reynolds, shawn levy, wesley snipes, Wunmi Mosaku

‘Twisters’ (2024) Is a Good Time At The Movies [Review]

July 19, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Javi (Anthony Ramos), and Tyler (Glen Powell) stand, drenched, in front of a brick wall

Twisters isn’t a remake or a sequel, but like its 1996 predecessor, the extreme weather film does embody the spirit of a fun summer blockbuster.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Ramos, Benjamin Wallfisch, brandon perea, Daisy Edgar-Jones, David Corenswet, Glen Powell, Lee Isaac Chung, Mark L. Smith, Sasha Lane

Ilana Glazer’s ‘Babes’ Is Frank, Funny and Relatable [Review]

May 24, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Babes, a friendship/pregnancy comedy written by Ilana Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, bears all of the hallmarks of the duo’s previous collaboration: the snappy, zany comedy, Broad City.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Hasan Minhaj, Ilana Glazer, John Carroll Lynch, Josh Rabinowitz, Michelle Buteau, Oliver Platt, Pamela Adlon

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Is Prequel Storytelling Done Right [Review]

May 22, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

A close-up of Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy)'s dirty face in front of a highway

Prequels run the risk of being redundant right out of the gate. The end is already known to audiences, so how fresh can the storytelling actually be?

In the case of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the surprising answer is: pretty damn fresh.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Alyla Browne, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlee Fraser, Chris Hemsworth, furiosa, George Miller, Lachy Hulme, mad max, Nico Lathouris

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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