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.

‘De Lo Mio’ Review: A Grounded, Lovely Family Drama

Marisa Carpico - June 23, 2019

There are few experiences more fraught than cleaning out a house after a close family member’s death. At best, you get into a few...

‘Child’s Play’ Review: A Fun, Disappointing Mess

Marisa Carpico - June 21, 2019

For a series that once featured a sex scene between two possessed dolls, the new Child’s Play remake has a lot to live up...

‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Review: A Fascinating Look at a Great American Author

Marisa Carpico - June 20, 2019

I’m embarrassed to admit that when I sat down to watch Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’s new documentary, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, I had never...

‘In the Aisles’ Review: A Listless Study in the Mundane

Marisa Carpico - June 17, 2019

It’s possible to make mundane workplace comedies enjoyable. The Office gave us one of modern television’s most compelling romances and Office Space is still...

‘Being Frank’ Review: A Film That Covers Too Much Ground in Too Little Time

Marisa Carpico - June 15, 2019

Watching the trailer for the new film, Being Frank, it seems like a high-concept comedy. Comedian Jim Gaffigan stars as Frank, whose life is...

‘American Woman’ Review: A Powerful Story Done in by its Storytelling

Marisa Carpico - June 13, 2019

American Woman, the new film directed by Jake Scott and written by Brad Ingelsby should have been part of last year’s Oscar race. Well-regarded...

‘Katie Says Goodbye’ Review: A Great Cast is Wasted on Cliché Plots & Disastrous Messaging

Marisa Carpico - June 6, 2019

The "hooker with a heart of gold" trope is hard to escape. Whether it's Nancy from Oliver Twist or Julia Roberts' Vivian in Pretty...

‘For the Birds’ Review: A Difficult but Cathartic Look into Hoarding

Marisa Carpico - June 5, 2019

The new documentary, For the Birds, directed by Richard Miron begins with a seemingly harmless scene between married couple, Kathy and Gary Murphy. In...

‘The Lavender Scare’ Review: An Incomplete Picture of the Gay Rights Movement in America

Marisa Carpico - June 5, 2019

Despite recent setbacks in the queer community’s fight for equality, America has come a long way. Gay marriage was legalized in 2015 and half...

‘Late Night’ Review: This Film Deserves Awards Attention

Marisa Carpico - June 5, 2019

There’s a moment in 1987’s Broadcast News where one character says to another: “It must be nice to always believe you know better, to...

‘First to the Moon’ Review: 2019’s Second Great Documentary about the Space Program

Marisa Carpico - June 4, 2019

Photo Courtesy Prodigy PRWith the release of director Todd Douglas Miller’s Apollo 11 earlier this year, it seemed like 2019 had already gotten...

And The Winner Still Is: Double Indemnity, Going My Way & The 1944 Oscars

Marisa Carpico - June 3, 2019

https://soundcloud.com/popbreakdotcombreakcast/and-the-winner-still-is-going-my-way-double-indemnity-the-1944-oscars Welcome to Season 1 of our retrospective Oscar podcast series -- And the Winner Still Is. Hosted by film editor Marisa Carpico and television...

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