Kristen Lopez

Women They Warned You About

Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogen, and Why the 2000s Sucked for Women

Are we ready to admit she was right about "Knocked Up?"

Deep Dive

How Does 9/11 Cinema Hold Up 25 Years Later? A Sobering Return

It took Hollywood five years to tell the story of 9/11. It took 25 for me to revisit them.

Movie Reviews

Being Heumann Review: The Disability Representation We've Been Waiting For

We finally broke the Tod Browning "Freaks" record for most disabled cast members!

Interview

Thomasin McKenzie Reveals the Dark Backstory She Created for The Uprising [Video]

McKenzie also discusses becoming Audrey Hepburn and recreating her iconic voice

Movie Reviews

Practical Magic 2 Review: There's Little Magic Left in This Spell Book, And It's a Shame

Despite the return of almost the entire original cast this one dull, overlong endurance test

Best Of Lists

7 Best Things I Watched and Read in August

All the books and movie I recommend from the last month.

Is Hollywood's Nostalgia Train Headed for a Crash?

More signs modern culture might be dying on the vine.

Podcast

How Steve McQueen Fought for Bullitt’s Legendary Car Chase, and Why the Studio Nearly Killed It

The most famous element of Steve McQueen's 1968 actioner almost didn't make it in

Another Year Around the Sun (This Time on Ghost)

My hopes for the future as I celebrate another year of The Film Maven.

Interview

Casper Kelly Reveals the Surprising Reason Buddy Had to Look Warm and Cuddly

And the classic film Kelly deliberately homaged in the movie.

Movie Reviews

The Dog Stars Review: Ridley Scott's Apocalyptic Drama Can't Find Its Way Home

Jacob Elordi can't do much more than be sad in this story of a boy and his dog.

Women They Warned You About

Linda Fiorentino: Hollywood's Real Life Femme Fatale

This '90s indie darling is the prototype for "difficult," but is it deserved?