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.

‘Honey Boy’ Review: Cinematic Catharsis

In the early 2000’s, Shia LaBeouf’s potential seemed limitless. After starring on the Disney Channel’s Even Stevens as the goofy younger brother Louis, he...

‘Harriet’ Review: Moving and Effective Despite Some Corny Moments

Watching the trailer for Harriet, it feels unlikely that it could be anything but a corny embarrassment. Seemingly stunt-cast with Tony winners and pop...

The Current War: Crushed by the Wheels of Progress

The Current War has had a troubled road to the big screen. First slated for release in November 2017, it was delayed after the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘Joker’ Review: Too Incoherent to be Dangerous

The Alamo Drafthouse has a tradition of showing a funny clip before screenings to remind the audience of its no phones or talking policy....

‘Lucy in the Sky’ Review: A Fascinating Failed Experiment

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...

‘Judy’ Review: A Tour de Force from Renée Zellweger

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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