Marisa Carpico

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.

Stronger: More than just Oscar Bait

Watching the trailer for Stronger, it would be easy to dismiss it as nothing more than Oscar bait. Adapted from the memoir by Jeff...

Director Amman Abbasi Discusses his Debut Film, ‘Dayveon’

Amman Abbasi is a man of many talents. Having already dipped into music and the restaurant business, he turns to filmmaking with Dayveon, the...

Dayveon: A Powerful Debut from an Exciting new Director

Crowdfunding always involves risk. When it comes to making movies, though, there's a particular sense of danger in putting your money into a project....

The Creators of ‘Trophy’ Talk About the Film’s Harrowing Subject Matter

When it comes to protecting big-game animals from extinction, the solution can seem simple: don't hunt them for sport. However, Trophy, the new film...

Trophy: A Sobering and Challenging Look at Big Game Hunting

When it comes to killing animals for sport, the sides of the debate seem pretty clear-cut. Either you think it's acceptable or you don't....

School Life: Sweet if Somewhat Slight

Originally released under the title, In Loco Parentis, School Life follows the students of Headfort, Ireland's only remaining primary level boarding school. For those...

Review: Moneypenny One-Shot

Until 2012's Skyfall, the average James Bond fan probably didn't think much about Moneypenny. She was little more than the secretary Bond flirted with...

Review: Angel City: Town Without Pity

When you hear "film noir," you usually think of hardboiled detectives with fedoras on their heads and half-smoked cigarettes hanging from their lips. You...

Lemon is The Emperor’s New Clothes of Movies

Sometimes art is impenetrable. Think of a director like David Lynch. His goal isn't necessarily to deliver a coherent story, it's to challenge the...

Logan Lucky is Ocean’s 11 on a NASCAR Track, But It’s Stuck in First Gear

Four years ago, director Steven Soderbergh left movies behind to make critically-acclaimed television instead. Now, he returns to the big screen with Logan Lucky,...

Review: Dead of Winter #1

Based on the popular table-top game of the same name, Oni Press’s new series Dead of Winter follows former Lassie-esque stunt dog, Sparky, and...

Landline is a Disconnect Between Jenny Slate’s Brilliant Performance & The Rest of the Film

When writer-director Gillian Robespierre and former Saturday Night Live cast-member Jenny Slate worked together on 2014's Obvious Child, the result felt almost revelatory. The film...

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