This site was designed with the
.com
website builder. Create your website today.
Start Now

© 2022 Marissa the Cinephile,  All Rights Reserved

FBProfile.png

Marissa    the    Cinephile

  • PORTFOLIO

    • Films I've Made
    • Films I've Worked On
  • ABOUT ME

  • CONTACT

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    Disturbed Ruthlessness: TITANE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 30

    Disturbed Ruthlessness: TITANE

    It's an extraordinary feat, one I prematurely criticized as garbage but have come to settle in the cloud of realization, that body horror...
    0 views0 comments
    Baked in Apathy: DON’T LOOK UP
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jan 2

    Baked in Apathy: DON’T LOOK UP

    The world is coming to an end! Its political satire, obviously where all the jabs are hit in all the right places. Yeah, this could...
    0 views0 comments
    That Escalated Fast: ZOLA
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 31, 2021

    That Escalated Fast: ZOLA

    There's nothing more surreal than real life. In fact, sometimes it feels like watching fireworks in slow motion. I often wonder sometimes...
    0 views0 comments
    Idiosyncratic Recluse: KAJILLIONAIRE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 30, 2021

    Idiosyncratic Recluse: KAJILLIONAIRE

    An oddity with an offbeat demeanor, scavenging on the side of life, with ruthless compromise, vacant of familial bonding where survival...
    0 views0 comments
    Trailblazing: BEING THE RICARDOS
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 24, 2021

    Trailblazing: BEING THE RICARDOS

    I was really skeptical when I saw the trailer for Aaron Sorkin's BEING THE RICARDOS but after much trepidation and predisposed judgment,...
    0 views0 comments
    Charming & Heartwarming: LICORICE PIZZA
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 2, 2021

    Charming & Heartwarming: LICORICE PIZZA

    I am so fascinated in studying the genesis and ethos of Paul Thomas Anderson's latest feat that is LICORICE PIZZA. He's delved up...
    0 views0 comments
    SINISTER YUCK YUCK PT 1: DOPESICK
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Oct 23, 2021

    SINISTER YUCK YUCK PT 1: DOPESICK

    The opening monologue given by Michael Stuhlbarg’s character Richard Sackler in Hulu's latest mini series DOPESICK hovers sharply on the...
    0 views0 comments
    Let's Roll: ROLLER BOOGIE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Sep 27, 2021

    Let's Roll: ROLLER BOOGIE

    OK, so it's a poorly acted film. It's plot is recognizable, absolutely predictable from a universal standpoint. The dialogue is too...
    0 views0 comments
    Existential Crisis in Paradise : OLD
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Sep 1, 2021

    Existential Crisis in Paradise : OLD

    I’m going to say it. This would have made for a better short film. Two hours is too long. Trim off the fat, tighten the story line, have...
    0 views0 comments
    The Man in the Arena: PIG
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jul 29, 2021

    The Man in the Arena: PIG

    PIG is like a weird, quiet, simply profound piece of art. It calls attention to loss and grief, treading in a puddle of existential...
    0 views0 comments
    A Dissimilar Universe: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 30, 2020

    A Dissimilar Universe: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT

    Personally, I'm not the greatest player but I find myself drawn to the game especially among those I love. Chess is an alluring game....
    0 views0 comments
    Shared Despair: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 16, 2020

    Shared Despair: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

    These are trying times. We all know that and perhaps collectively we feel the despair of the simple liberties that have been stripped...
    0 views0 comments
    Gripping Journalism: SPOTLIGHT
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 3, 2020

    Gripping Journalism: SPOTLIGHT

    With movies like All the President’s Men, Network, His Girl Friday, Deadline USA, The Post, Spotlight, and Bombshell, or TV shows like...
    0 views0 comments
    TIGER KING: AN ALL AMERICAN DEBACLE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Apr 5, 2020

    TIGER KING: AN ALL AMERICAN DEBACLE

    The hype did nothing for me. In fact, it really makes me ponder and cringe about humanity’s direction sometimes. Wild animals are wild...
    0 views0 comments
    A Love Letter to Tarkovsky's SOLARIS
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Mar 12, 2020

    A Love Letter to Tarkovsky's SOLARIS

    Given the world's current condition, my weariness returns to the man who made me a cinephile. Perhaps, its dumb luck or a coincidence or...
    0 views0 comments
    1
    2345
    ABOUT ME

    "Keeping it sassy and classy since 1987"

    ​

    • California girl

    • Maladjusted misfit

    • Inquisitive soul

    ​

    ​

    Follow Me
    • Black Twitter Icon
    • Black Instagram Icon
    • Black Vimeo Icon
    • Black Facebook Icon

    Filmmakers

    • William Friedkin (1) 1 post
    • Andrey Zvyagintsev (1) 1 post
    • Andrei Tarkovsky (5) 5 posts
    • Lars Von Trier (1) 1 post
    • Jane Campion (2) 2 posts
    • Alain Resnais (1) 1 post
    • Agnes Varda (0) 0 posts
    • Catherine Breillat (2) 2 posts
    • Steven Soderbergh (1) 1 post
    • Terrence Malick (1) 1 post
    • Mary Harron (1) 1 post
    • Dario Argento (0) 0 posts
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky (1) 1 post
    • Michael Mann (1) 1 post
    • Chris Marker (1) 1 post
    • Liza Johnson (1) 1 post
    • Patty Jenkins (1) 1 post
    • Yorgos Lanthimos (2) 2 posts
    • Sofia Coppola (1) 1 post
    • Bela Tarr (5) 5 posts
    • Julie Taymor (1) 1 post
    • George Lucas (1) 1 post
    • Ari Aster (2) 2 posts
    • Lina Wertmüller (1) 1 post
    • David Lowery (1) 1 post
    • Karyn Kusama (1) 1 post
    • Julia Ducournau (2) 2 posts
    • John Krasinski (1) 1 post
    • Steve McQueen (1) 1 post
    • Jan P. Matuszynski (1) 1 post
    • Paul Thomas Anderson (2) 2 posts
    • Stephanie Rothman (1) 1 post
    • Ramin Bahrani (1) 1 post
    • Darren Aronofsky (2) 2 posts
    • Ana Lily Amirpour (1) 1 post
    • Kathryn Bigelow (1) 1 post
    • Liliana Cavani (1) 1 post
    • Anna Biller (1) 1 post
    • John Cassavetes (2) 2 posts
    • Dennis Hopper (1) 1 post
    • Cheyenne Picardo (1) 1 post
    • Mel Gibson (1) 1 post
    • Guillermo Del Toro (1) 1 post
    • The Daniels (1) 1 post
    • Aleksei German Jr (1) 1 post
    • HBO (1) 1 post
    • James Wan (1) 1 post
    • Claire Denis (2) 2 posts
    • Todd Philips (1) 1 post
    • David Gordon Green (1) 1 post

    Film Blogger  Filmmaker   Editor

    © 2022 Marissa the Cinephile,  All Rights Reserved

    RSS Feed
    • b-facebook
    • Twitter Round
    • Instagram Black Round