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.

Skate Kitchen: Sisterhood of the Traveling Half-Pipe

Marisa Carpico - August 10, 2018

Summer is in its final days, but you wouldn’t know it from the temperature in New York City. The air is still thick and...

BlacKkKlansman: Spike Lee’s Hilarious & Challenging Return to Form

Marisa Carpico - August 9, 2018

Spike Lee’s new film BlacKkKlansman begins in the most unexpected way: with a clip from 1939’s Gone with the Wind. As the camera slowly...

Nico, 1988: Portrait of the Artist as an Older Woman

Marisa Carpico - August 1, 2018

Most people probably know Nico (born Christa Päffgen) through her vocals on The Velvet Underground’s self-title first album. But the German-born singer and one-time...

Never Goin’ Back: An Ode to Difficult Women

Marisa Carpico - July 24, 2018

Last year, cultural critic Anne Helen Petersen released Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman, a collection...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: A Syringe Full of Joy to the Heart

Marisa Carpico - July 23, 2018

I hate 2008’s Mamma Mia!. The story is dumb and half the actors can’t carry a tune in a paper bag. Still, there’s an undeniable...

Skyscraper: Every Generation Gets the Towering Inferno It Deserves

Marisa Carpico - July 13, 2018

In 1975, it took two studios to make The Towering Inferno. With a star-studded cast that included Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, Steve McQueen and...

Whitney: A Near-Perfect Look at the Singer’s Legacy

Marisa Carpico - July 12, 2018

It’s been six years since Whitney Houston died. Before her death, the singer had gone from one of the most successful pop stars of...

Nailed It! Season 2 Bakes the Perfect Mixture of Laughs & Disastrous Desserts

Marisa Carpico - July 7, 2018

If The Great British Bake Off had terrible contestants and even worse hosts, it would be called Zumbo’s Just Desserts. However, the Australian show...