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Marisa Carpico

Marisa Carpico
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By day, Marisa Carpico stresses over America’s election system. By night, she becomes a pop culture obsessive. Whether it’s movies, TV or music, she watches and listens to it all so you don’t have to.

Dolittle Trailer Reaction: The Horror, the Horror

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Doctor Dolittle has an uneven history at the movies. 1967's Doctor Dolittle was nominated for Best Picture and contains arguably "cinema's greatest minute," but...
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Emanuel Review: Forgiveness through Faith

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Photo Credit Brian Ivie While discussing reactions to the images of Brandt Jean hugging Amber Guyger, the former police officer who shot his brother,...
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‘The Riot Act’ Review: This Film Has a Definite Hero Problem

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It’s been a big week for actor Brett Cullen. First, he appeared in Todd Phillips’s Joker as Batman’s doomed father, Thomas Wayne. Now, this...
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‘Dilili in Paris’ Review: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

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When Dilili in Paris starts, it seems like a harmless family cartoon. Written, directed and animated by Michel Ocelot, the first scene finds Dilili...
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‘Joker’ Review: Too Incoherent to be Dangerous

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The Alamo Drafthouse has a tradition of showing a funny clip before screenings to remind the audience of its no phones or talking policy....
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‘Lucy in the Sky’ Review: A Fascinating Failed Experiment

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Even without their close release dates, it was probably inevitable that audiences would compare Ad Astra and Lucy in the Sky. They’re both about...
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‘Judy’ Review: A Tour de Force from Renée Zellweger

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The most remarkable scene in 1954’s A Star is Born -- and arguably of Judy Garland’s career -- comes when her character, Esther Blodgett,...
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The Death of Dick Long Review: A Strong Film Done in By a Twist

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Reading the title of The Death of Dick Long, it’s easy to assume you can guess what it’s about. The pun at the end...
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‘Hustlers’ Review: This Film Should Put JLo in the Awards Conversation

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“Doesn’t money make you horny?” Jennifer Lopez’s character Ramona Vega asks at the beginning of Hustlers. In the context of the film, the answer...
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‘Jawline’ Review: The Pros and Cons of Social Media Stardom

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It’s perhaps cliché to say, but it’s hard to imagine how much worse ubiquitous social media must make the already difficult teenage years. By...
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‘End of the Century’ Review: A Stunning Début Feature

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End of the Century is the kind of movie that sneaks up on you. Written, directed and edited by Lucio Castro in his feature...
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‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?’ Review: A Powerful Documentary about Race in America

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One of the most remarkable moments in director Charles Burnett’s classic 1978 film, Killer of Sheep, comes when he abruptly cuts from images of...
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