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.

‘Dating & New York’ Review: Terminally Afraid of Sincerity

  In the world of film, there are few places as perfect to fall in love as New York City. In Moonstruck, New York is...

Netflix’s ‘Kate’ is F*ckin’ Awesome

  With the release of Gunpowder Milkshake earlier this year and Kate this week, it feels like Netflix is trying to get into the John...

‘Wild Indian’ is a Tense Modern Parable

The opening moments of writer-director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.'s Wild Indian begin like a fairytale. It's unclear which, though, until a few scenes in,...

‘John and the Hole’ is a Flawed Metaphor about Growing Up

Director Pascual Sisto’s new film, John and the Hole, begins with a scenario familiar to anyone ever caught daydreaming in grade school. In voice...

‘The Green Knight’ is a Dark Fantasy Bursting with Symbolism

In its opening minutes, one of The Green Knight’s many title cards declares that the story that’s about to unfold is adapted from the...

‘Zola’ More than Lives Up to Its Viral Twitter Thread Origins

When A’Ziah “Zola” King’s 148-tweet thread went viral back in October 2015, the idea that it would become a movie would have seemed as...

‘Occupation: Rainfall” is a Rushed Sequel that Feels Like a Middle Installment

While watching Luke Sparke's new film Occupation: Rainfall, you inevitably wonder, why isn't this a TV show? Set two years after the beginning of...

Tribeca Review: ‘Poser’ is a Surprising Thriller

Directors Ori Segev and Noah Dixon‘s new film Poser initially reads like a comedy. Set in Columbus, Ohio’s underground music scene (yes, that apparently...

‘In the Heights’ is a Glorious, Imaginative Musical Trying to Do Too Much

In the Heights' opening number is glorious. As directed by Jon M. Chu, the Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned musical about Washington Heights’ Latinx community comes to...

‘Undine’ a Grounded and Romantic Modern Fairytale

During the first few minutes of Undine, the titular character warns her lover that if he really goes through with their break-up, she’ll have...

‘The Get Together’ is a Lowkey Hangout Movie with Surprising Depth

The Get Together, the new film directed by Will Bakke, begins with social media clips of the real-life, often alcohol-fueled mayhem that has been...

Review: ‘Stray’ Goes Deeper than It First Appears

Based solely on its premise, director/producer/editor Elizabeth Lo’s new film, Stray, could sound like one of those cute Disney animal documentaries. Filmed in Istanbul,...

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