Lisa Laman

Joined: May 24, 2024

Den of Thieves 2 hustles top spot at the domestic box office over quiet January weekend

Only Jharrel Jerome emerges victorious from the generic sports movie Unstoppable

Whisper of the Heart is one of the greatest gems in the Studio Ghibli canon

First box office weekend of 2025 belongs to Mufasa, Sonic, and that wacky Count Orlok

The Central Station director returns with another emotionally powerful winner with I'm Still Here

Santosh gruelingly depicts how gender-inclusivity itself cannot solve corrupt institutions

Vermiglio is handsomely-crafted but needed more idiosyncratic visual impulses

2024 closes on a box office high note thanks to fast hedgehogs, scummy vampires, and Bob Dylan

Werkmeister Harmonies is a whale of a grueling contemplation on humanities darkness

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 goes fast at the top of the domestic box office, Mufasa scores a weaker start

Not even master filmmaker Barry Jenkins can liven up Mufasa: The Lion King

Better Man monkeys around with music biopic standards to thrillingly creative results

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a visual and auditory tour de force

Kraven the Hunter craters over a mid-December 2024 weekend ruled by Moana and Wicked

Miscalculated screenwriting and visuals keep Carry-On from soaring

The Fire Inside delivers a much better than expected entry into the crowded boxing movie space