Archive - The Film Maven

This Substack Will Shut Down September 1

Head over to TheFilmMaven.com to keep up on what's happening with me and the site

Jan 24 • Kristen Lopez

September 2025

The Film Maven Is Moving Off Substack

Head on over to our new official home!!

Sep 2, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

August 2025

The 7 Must-See Movies of September

We aren't quite in fall film territory. But we're getting closer.

Aug 28, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

Ticklish Business #210: Saturday Night Fever (1977, with Margo Donohue)

We're hitting the dance floor with John Travolta and this seminal '70s classic

Aug 27, 2025 • Kristen Lopez and Emily J. Edwards

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'Caught Stealing' Review: Austin Butler Carries Darren Aronofsky's Haphazard Crime Thriller

Aronofsky draws from the likes of Scorsese and the Safdie brothers for a gangster film high on weirdness if short on momentum

Aug 26, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

'The Roses' Review: Jay Roach's Remake Is at War With Itself

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch try to strike the right tone in Tony MacNamara's attempt at black comedy

Aug 25, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

Just Where Is Entertainment Journalism Supposed to Pivot To?

With layoffs running rampant and critic jobs disappearing what job arenas are culture journalists supposed to learn next?

Aug 22, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

'Honey Don't' Review: This Coen/Cooke Joint is Better Than the Last, And That Ain't Saying Much

Margaret Qualley holds together this floundering mystery that doesn't know where to go

Aug 21, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

'Relay' Review: David Mackenzie and Riz Ahmed Team Up for Fantastic Old School Spy Thriller

Unspoken, is this also a disability movie? The answer is...maybe?

Aug 19, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

Popcorn Disabilities: 'Fantastic Four' and the Theory of Love is Blind

Alicia Masters and how often movies love women who can't see

Aug 18, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Spike Lee's Kurosawa Remake Splashy Exploration of Social Media and Celeb Culture

Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky give impassioned performances in a movie that tries too hard

Aug 14, 2025 • Kristen Lopez

Ticklish Business #209: Giant (1956, with Julie Gilbert)

We're visiting the frontier with an epic look at George Steven's feature.

Aug 13, 2025 • Kristen Lopez and Emily J. Edwards

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