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.

‘Belfast’ a Heart-Warming if Occasionally Cloying Family Drama

Kenneth Branagh has spent much of his writing/directing/acting career adapting classic works–many of the Shakespeare's–but with his latest film, Belfast, which he wrote and...

‘Antlers’ is a Chilling, but Empty, Dark Fairytale

The pandemic has derailed many films' original release strategies, but perhaps few as significantly as director Scott Cooper's new horror film, Antlers. Originally slated...

The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast: NYFF 2021 & The State of the Oscar Race

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uiZeEZUZ27A631sU6Ol7B?si=9175b295c2b4479e You can listen to The Way Too Early Oscar Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic,  and Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to check out our other podcast: And The Winner Still...

‘No Time to Die’ is a Surprising and Satisfying End to the Craig Era

  When Daniel Craig’s James Bond quit the spy life to be with Madeleine (Léa Seydoux) at the end of 2015's Spectre, it seemed like...

Karen Cinorre’s ‘Mayday’ is a Like Falling into a Dream

Watching writer-director Karen Cinorre's new film, Mayday, feels like immersing yourself in someone else's dream. In this case, that person is Ana (Grace Van...

‘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...

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