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.

Netflix’s ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ is a Tough but Cathartic Documentary about Childhood Trauma

Marisa Carpico - October 16, 2019

What if you forgot the worst thing that ever happened to you? How would it change you? Would you always know something was missing?...

Little Monsters: An Intermittently Funny Showcase for Lupita Nyong’o

Marisa Carpico - October 15, 2019

What if The Sound of Music were a zombie movie? That's roughly the premise of writer-director Abe Forsythe's new film, Little Monsters, which premiered...

Dolittle Trailer Reaction: The Horror, the Horror

Marisa Carpico - October 14, 2019

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...

Emanuel Review: Forgiveness through Faith

Marisa Carpico - October 14, 2019

Photo Credit Brian Ivie While discussing reactions to the images of Brandt Jean hugging Amber Guyger, the former police officer who shot his brother,...

‘The Riot Act’ Review: This Film Has a Definite Hero Problem

Marisa Carpico - October 10, 2019

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...

‘Dilili in Paris’ Review: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

Marisa Carpico - October 8, 2019

When Dilili in Paris starts, it seems like a harmless family cartoon. Written, directed and animated by Michel Ocelot, the first scene finds Dilili...