Lisa Laman (she/her) is a writer located both on the autism spectrum and in Dallas, TX. A life-long film fan, she’s now a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic/freelance writer that has been published on sites such as IndieWire, Polygon, The Spool, ScarleTeen, Fangoria, Culturess, Dallas Observer, AutoStraddle, and many more. Among her accomplishments is presenting on a 2024 NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists National Conference panel. Her works focus largely on reviewing and analyzing film, as well as drawing from her personal experiences as a queer neurodivergent Texan. She also co-hosts the weekly box office podcast The Outside Scoop, secured a Master of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Texas at Dallas in May 2022, and can always be found wearing a colorful frilly dress. When she isn’t writing or watching movies, Lisa loves reading good books, karaoke with friends, playing with her pugs, and savoring divine Tex-Mex food.
