Marisa Carpico

Marisa Carpico
609 POSTS3 COMMENTS
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.

Suspiria: The Catharsis of Female Rage

***Massive Spoilers Ahead*** Nowhere is the gender inequality in film reviewing more evident than in a press screening. I don’t think I’ve ever been the...

On Her Shoulders: A Tough, Personal Examination of the Global Refugee Crisis

If you’ve never heard of Nadia Murad Basee Taha, it’s not from her lack of trying. In December 2015, she testified in front of...

Review: The Price of Everything: Art = Money

Early in director Nathaniel Kahn’s new documentary, The Price of Everything, former Sotheby’s auctioneer Simon De Pury declares, “it’s very important for good art...

Beautiful Boy: A Clumsy, Cloying Story of Addiction

During a flashback in director Felix van Groeningen‘s new film, Beautiful Boy, Steve Carell’s character, David Sheff, tries to comfort his young son, Nic...

Review: Studio 54 Gets Down and Dirty at the Infamous Disco

If I had a time machine, I’d make two stops. The first would be during the years when Warren Beatty was ayoung, beautiful and...

A Star is Born: Oscars Season, Here We Come

In every generation, a star must be born. It’s not a strict rule – it’s been 42 years since Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson last...

306 Hollywood: Grief, Loss and the Things We Leave Behind

Sometime in the middle of brother-sister duo Elan and Jonathan Bogarín’s new film, 306 Hollywood, they pay a visit to the Rockefeller archives at...

Review: Love, Gilda is a Rose-Colored Look at the Comedienne

Without even knowing who Gilda Radner was, it’s easy to understand her importance in the comedy world just by the people who talk about...

Review: Lizzie is Passionately Passion-less

As a concept, director Craig William Macneill’s new film Lizzie sounds unmissable. Chloë Sevigny plays Lizzie Borden, the woman who was acquitted of killing...

Kusama Infinity: A Portrait of the Artist by Other People

Yayoi Kusama is the world's most successful living female artist. Her sculptures, paintings and performance art have been exhibited all over the world for...

Support the Girls Review: Support This Movie

Imagine how exhausting it would be to be a woman working at Hooters. Now imagine how much worse it would be to be the...

Juliet, Naked: Rom-Com or Critique of Fandom?

With the release of Crazy Rich Asians and Netflix’s Set It Up earlier this summer, the rom-com is suddenly back in style. Director Jesse...

TOP AUTHORS

Daniel Cohen
820 POSTS
Luke Kalamar
475 POSTS
Ann Hale
359 POSTS
Matt Taylor
277 POSTS