The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
At what point does a bad film become good? It is possible to acknowledge that a narrative barely makes any sense, yet still find it enjoyable? If Tom Hardy dresses in a tuxedo, does that automatically put him in contention to be James Bond?
These are the questions that one thinks while watching Venom: The Last Dance (aka Venom 3)
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It’s been a long time since we’ve had a techno-conspiracy thriller, which makes Relay a welcome surprise.
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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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