The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
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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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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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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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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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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It’s no secret that The Fall Guy, the new film from director – and former stuntman – David Leitch (Bullet Train) is campaigning hard for the Oscars to introduce an award for stunt performers.
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