Lisa Laman

Lisa Laman

Lisa Laman is a life-long movie fan, writer, Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and Critic's Choice Association located both on the autism spectrum and in Texas. Given that her first word was "Disney", Lisa Laman was "doomed" from the start to be a film geek! In addition to her work for Culturess, Lisa Laman has also has her work published in Dallas Observer, AutoStraddle, Polygon, ScarleTeen, The Spool, Collider, and Next Best Picture among many other outlets. ue, Fangoria, The Spool, and ScarleTeen. She has also presented original essays related to the world of cinema at multiple academic conferences, interviewed artists ranging from Froy Gutierrez to Mark Wahlberg, and co-hosts the weekly podcast The Outside Scoop. When she isn't watching and writing about movies, Lisa can be found playing with her pugs, eating queso, or belting out Carly Rae Jepsen songs at karaoke.

Pygmy Hippo Moo Deng Continues To Delight People

Lisa Laman's predictions for summer 2025's 10 biggest movies

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The Wedding Banquest. Courtesy of Bleecker Street

The Wedding Banquet's vibes and especially cast consistently charm

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MICHAEL B. JORDAN as Smoke and as Stack, in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SINNERS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Sinners has divine opening weekend, providing hope for original movies

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2024 Toronto International Film Festival - "On Swift Horses" Premiere

On Swift Horses struggles rounding up compelling drama to pair with its talented cast

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Sinners. Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Sinners is a masterful earworm of a movie you won't soon forget

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Freaky Tales

Freaky Tales has imagination and fun to spare

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(L-R) Jack Black, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, Emma Myers,...

A Minecraft Movie blocks several new movies from the box office top spot

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2025 Sundance Film Festival - General Atmosphere

Slow-Burn 2025 Sundance Film Festival sales paint a glacial portrait of indie cinema’s future

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(from left) Violet (Meghann Fahy) and Henry (Brandon Sklenar) in Drop, directed by Christopher Landon.

Drop is adequate thriller entertainment filled with lackluster visuals

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The Amateur 20th Century Studios

The Amateur's fleeting pleasures are undercut by an inconsistent tone and stale visuals

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Los Angeles Special Screening Of "The Luckiest Man In America"

The Luckiest Man in America gets a boost from outstanding leading man Paul Walter Hauser

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2022 Toy Fair Takes Place At Olympia

A Minecraft Movie unearths record-shattering opening weekend as 2025 box office comes alive

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A Nice Indian Boy. Image Courtesy Blue Harbor Entertainment

Lisa Laman's Mini-Reviews of A Nice Indian Boy and Grand Tour

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Eephus. Image courtesy Music Box Films

Eephus hits a home run as visually precise comedy cinema with a melancholy center

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A Minecraft Movie. Image Courtesy Warner Bros.

A Minecraft Movie is a worst hits compilation of other subpar kid's movies

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Thank You Very Much. Image courtesy Drafthouse Films

Thank You Very Much smartly maintains a chaotic air of mystery around Andy Kaufman

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