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.

Tribeca Review: At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

Marisa Carpico - April 25, 2019

Since #MeToo became a national and global movement, there have been many upsetting moments that have forced us to ask, “How could we have...

‘If the Dancer Dances’ Review: A Good Doc That May Be Lost on Non-Dance Fans

Marisa Carpico - April 24, 2019

Dance is a universal language. Or as choreographer Merce Cunningham put it: "If the dancer dances, everything is there." That quote gives the title...

Little Woods Review: An Imperfect Rural American Thriller

Marisa Carpico - April 17, 2019

Little Woods has a lot going for it. The first feature of writer-director Nia DaCosta (also the director of next year's Candyman remake), it...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché Review: An Overwhelming, but Necessary Piece of Film History

Marisa Carpico - April 17, 2019

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché, the new documentary from director and producer Pamela B. Green and narrated by Jodie Foster begins...

Hail Satan? Review: Satanism as Atheism with Activism

Marisa Carpico - April 17, 2019

The Satanic Temple has been in the news a lot in the past few years. Most recently, they made headlines for suing Netflix’s The...

Teen Spirit Review: An Ode to the Female Pop Star

Marisa Carpico - April 10, 2019

Max Minghella is best known as an actor. Most will probably know him as Elisabeth Moss’ clandestine lover, Nick Blaine, in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s...

Dogman Review: A Heavy-Handed Morality Play

Marisa Carpico - April 10, 2019

Director Mateo Garrone’s new film Dogman isn’t what it sounds like. While the title conjures images of a man turning into a dog and...

Into the Dark: I’m Just F*cking with You Falters Under the Weight of Its Formula

Marisa Carpico - April 6, 2019

Hulu and Blumhouse’s ongoing, holiday-based horror series Into the Dark is starting to crumble. After improving with each new episode in the first half...

Peterloo Review: A Guaranteed Best Picture Nominee…30 Years Ago

Marisa Carpico - April 3, 2019

Most Americans have probably never heard of the Peterloo Massacre. I confess, I didn’t when I sat down to watch writer-Director Mike Leigh’s new...

Amazing Grace Review: Neon’s Aretha Franklin Documentary Takes You to Church

Marisa Carpico - April 3, 2019

Aretha Franklin’s live gospel album, Amazing Grace, was a huge success when it was released on June 1, 1972. Recorded over two nights in...

Review: Larry Fessenden’s ‘Depraved’ is Genuinely Great Horror

Marisa Carpico - March 21, 2019

There have been dozens, maybe hundreds, of adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The latest, Depraved, premiered last night at New York's What...