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.

The Death of Dick Long Review: A Strong Film Done in By a Twist

Marisa Carpico - September 27, 2019

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...

‘Hustlers’ Review: This Film Should Put JLo in the Awards Conversation

Marisa Carpico - September 8, 2019

“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...

‘Jawline’ Review: The Pros and Cons of Social Media Stardom

Marisa Carpico - August 23, 2019

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...

‘End of the Century’ Review: A Stunning Début Feature

Marisa Carpico - August 16, 2019

End of the Century is the kind of movie that sneaks up on you. Written, directed and edited by Lucio Castro in his feature...

‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?’ Review: A Powerful Documentary about Race in America

Marisa Carpico - August 16, 2019

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...

‘The VelociPastor’ Review: A Fun, Clever Horror Parody

Marisa Carpico - August 13, 2019

Many viewers will likely know whether they want to watch The VelociPastor purely by reading the title. Written, directed and edited by Brendan Steere,...

‘The Garden’ Left Behind Review: A Potent, Moving Picture of Being Trans in America

Marisa Carpico - July 31, 2019

Thanks to shows like Orange is the New Black and Pose, trans women–particularly those of color–have perhaps never been such a prominent part of...

‘Jay Myself’ Review: One Man’s “Trash” Makes for Cinematic Treasure

Marisa Carpico - July 30, 2019

On March 17, 1966, photographer Jay Maisel bought the Germania Bank building in New York City’s East Village. He then spent nearly five decades...

‘Luce’ Review: Melodrama at its Finest

Marisa Carpico - July 30, 2019

You have to have been living under a rock to deny the last few years have been a time of enormous social and cultural...

‘Mike Wallace is Here’ Review: A Deep Dive into the Father of the Modern Interview

Marisa Carpico - July 25, 2019

The new documentary, Mike Wallace is Here, begins with the titular journalist interviewing Bill O'Reilly. Wallace asks him the appeal of Fox News and...