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.

‘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,...

The Vigil is an Atmospheric, Emotionally-Driven Psychological Horror

  In its purest form, writer-director Keith Thomas’s new film, The Vigil, is an old-fashioned haunted house movie. In his former life–before he left his...

‘Little Fish’ Review: A Romantic Meditation on Grief and Memory

There's a moment in the new film Little Fish where Olivia Cooke's Emma says the following: “When your disaster is everyone’s disaster how do...

‘The Dig’ Review: Beautiful, but Remote

Netflix's The Dig, to put it bluntly, feels like Oscar bait. Adapted from a novel by John Preston that fictionalizes the 1939 discovery of...

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