Des Mack
Des is a born-and-raised New Jerseyan who found her love for film through B-tier comedy and horror movie binge-watches with her dad. At their core, three types of movies will always have them sat and ready to press play: sentimental and grief-themed films that give you a cathartic cry, erotic cinema that has you howling to the moon (bonus points if its sapphic), and horror films that will make you feel ill or have subtext relative to womanhood, race, and/or queerness. With The Rolling Tape, Des is ready to bring a unique perspective and sense of curiosity to thoughtful discussions with the rest of the team and to use her loud-and-proud voice to bring underseen films to the forefront. The first movie? Last Holiday (2006), directed by Wayne Wang, starring Queen Latifah.
‘Clarissa’ Review: An Adaptation Reimagined with an All-Black Cast Finds Success in Highlighting Classic Themes in the Black Diaspora
‘Mārama’ Review: This Fresh, Vengeful, Gothic Horror Shows the Power of Māori Women in the Face of Colonization
‘Black Burns Fast’ Review: A Feel-Good Black Sapphic Rom-Com That Should Be On Everyone’s Radar
Ten Films for Ten Years of Black Women’s History Month
Public Access to Private Life: ‘The Christophers’ is a Heartfelt Reminder of the Art and Artist Package Deal
The Awards Tape: 36th Gotham Award Nominations (2026), Regional Festival Round-Up (CIFF, PFF) & Best Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor & Supporting Actress Oscar Predictions 2026-27
In the Queue: September Recommendations, Buddy (2026) & Watchlist Shuffles for Horror Movies
In the Queue: August 2026 Recommendations & & Watchlist Shuffles for Rom-Coms
EP 201: One Night Only (2026) & Ranking Rom-Com Movie Couples
EP 199: The Invite (2026), I Want Your Sex (2026), The Career of Olivia Wilde & Guess the Letterboxd Review Game
EP 197: Evil Dead Burn (2026) & 'Evil Dead' Franchise Retrospective
Pride Mini-Series: Leviticus & Gender-Based Media
Pride Mini-Series: The Evolution of POC and International Queer Cinema from 1919 to Today
Spring Festival Recaps: SIFF, Chicago Critics Film Festival & PFS SpringFest
EP 182: They Will Kill You (2026) & Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) & Final Girl Tier Ranking
In the Queue: March 2026 Recommendations, Concert Film Debates & Watchlist Shuffles for Female Directed Films
The Rolling Remote: The Pitt (S2, Episodes 1-10)
I genuinely think the entire sequence on the train may be part of my most adored sequences of all time. Love the way this looks at pursuing the arts and…
Read on Letterboxd ↗An incredibly effective horror that will scare folks right out of assimilation, or maybe further into it? No matter the displacement, your roots are culture are always part of you...…
Read on Letterboxd ↗let’s talk about the irony of Ezra Miller being troubled child, titular Kevin also Eva Khatchadourian… sorry I kept thinking about Ashley Katchadourian from The Most Popular Girls in School…
Read on Letterboxd ↗made me smile and appreciate the day to day life even if I think it’s a bore, it’s still something to recount love love love the lighting changes throughout OTP…
Read on Letterboxd ↗i don’t have words just know that for me to take cedric the entertainer seriously this has done something right OTP Bingo 2026 - Movie from the OTP Sight &…
Read on Letterboxd ↗You know... despite having seen the trailer a billion times, I really still did not know what this movie was about and I think that is something every studio should…
Read on Letterboxd ↗Watched on Thursday November 5, 2026.
Read on Letterboxd ↗It's hard to think that anything would have sufficiently lived up to Godzilla Minus One. The anticipatory build up of Minus One worked in tandem with the action, but with…
Read on Letterboxd ↗at the end of the day, there can only be one living pickpocket in New York. I think this would have benefited from a more intense score. We are really…
Read on Letterboxd ↗loved everything about this. what a time for understanding faith, and breaking down the phrase "No God, but God" and how that can apply to your life no matter the…
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