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.

Beautiful Boy: A Clumsy, Cloying Story of Addiction

Marisa Carpico - October 11, 2018

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

Marisa Carpico - October 9, 2018

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

Marisa Carpico - October 4, 2018

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

Marisa Carpico - September 28, 2018

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

Marisa Carpico - September 21, 2018

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

Marisa Carpico - September 14, 2018

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

Marisa Carpico - September 7, 2018

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...