The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett
You don’t need to know who Charli XCX is in order to understand The Moment. While there are undoubtedly Easter Eggs hidden in the film for devoted fans of the singer’s work, the genre mash-up still works reasonably well as a standalone text.
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The 2014 song “Anaconda” plays over the closing credits of the Sony reboot of the same name and the lyrics “My Anaconda don’t” seem particularly apt for this unfunny comedy horror.
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James Cameron returns with his third Avatar film, subtitled Fire and Ash, which acts as a direct sequel to The Way of Water (for better and worst).
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There’s an easy going charm to Roofman, the true crime film based on the real life exploits of Jeffrey Manchester.
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One of the common narrative tropes that turned up at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival were films centered around con artists and heists.
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After suffering from a persistent sore throat when he swallows, 29 year old Nino (Théodore Pellerin) receives a throat cancer diagnosis on his birthday.
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