Mariana Fabian
Mari's love of film started when she first saw Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1991) as a young dinosaur fanatic. She went on to study Film at NC State University, which solidified her long-lasting passion for talking about movies and watching them. She connected with award-winning director Catherine Argyrople as a student, which prompted their creative collaboration in the feature film, Growing Pains (2024), which is available to stream on Tubi. Fabian is passionate about the preservation of physical media, as a collector of DVDs, magazines, and newspapers. She is inspired by the work of Cheryl Dunye, Jordan Peele, and Karyn Kusama.
‘Black Zombie’ Director Maya Annik Bedward Explores the Mythos and Origin of the Zombie
The 10 Year Legacy of Barry Jenkins’s Triumphant Coming-of-Age Story ‘Moonlight’
‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: Dylan Meyer’s Directorial Debut Falls Short of Iconic, but Blazes a New Path for Female Stoner Comedies
FANTASIA 2026: Diego Fuentes’s Debut Feature ‘Matapanki’ is a Disruptive, Bold, Punk-tastic Masterpiece
Fantasia 2026: ‘Attack on Paradise’ is a Blood-Spattered Action Joyride to the Top Floor
Filmmaker Danny Bourque Discusses Wholesome Animated Short ‘Sunspark,’ Premiering at Fantasia Film Festival 2026
Milestone 30th Annual Fantasia Festival Promises the Best of Global Genre Storytelling
250 Years of the United States Through Film
Director Juan Carlos Mostaza Discusses Animation as an Avenue for Inventive Filmmaking for His Latest Short ‘Under the Lake’
40 Years of Saving Ferris: A Look Back at the Impact of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’
Interview: Eddie Sánchez on Tracing His Family's Immigrant Experience in a Debut Tribeca Documentary
EP 210: Other Mommy, The Social Reckoning & Aaron Sorkin Carnating 'Other Social Network'
EP 209: Verity & Digger or: How I Learned to Save Humanity and Love My Wife's Ghostwriter
EP 207: Resident Evil (2026) & Guess the Video Game Adaptation Letterboxd Review Game
EP 203: Speed Run Reviews of Maddie’s Secret, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Tony, and It Ends & Venice, TIFF, and NYFF Previews
The Awards Tape: Ten Years of La La Land & The Legacy of the 2017 Oscars
EP 202: The End of Oak Street (2026) & Blind Ranking Dinosaur Movies
EP 199: The Invite (2026), I Want Your Sex (2026), The Career of Olivia Wilde & Guess the Letterboxd Review Game
EP 198: The Odyssey (2026) & Nolan Filmography Guessing Game
Pride Mini-Series: Queer Representation on TV
EP 193: Disclosure Day (2026) & Steven Spielberg Tier Rankings
Pride Mini-Series: Hedda & "Queer Bending" in Modern Storytelling
EP 190: I Love Boosters (2026) & Live Commentary: 79th Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony
bruh what the fuck I can’t sleep now. so cool to get to do this screening at rialto for TRT. had a blast. mia got to watch for the first…
Read on Letterboxd ↗this was batshit and so fucking beautiful. I’m letting it wash over me and stuff but as an ex Catholic this hit hard studios really used to give money to projects…
Read on Letterboxd ↗i expected to be blown away by this, but holy shit it does even more than THAT. It almost feels too small to say it’s groundbreaking, it’s beyond the bounds…
Read on Letterboxd ↗im a puddle
Read on Letterboxd ↗you won’t be the first pig I’ve gutted! i used to be deathly afraid of this movie growing up— my mom always tried to get me to just sit down and…
Read on Letterboxd ↗after seeing Other Mommy, this was a beautiful cleanse for my soul and eyes. Laika, you’ll always be famous to me. Every single frame is gorgeous. This is how you…
Read on Letterboxd ↗had some low expectations for this and it absolutely lived up to that viewing experience. terrible filmmaking and gimmicky, and stupid (not even for fun either, because I like silly…
Read on Letterboxd ↗from a filmmaking standpoint, this is absolutely abysmal. sorkin does not know how to direct a scene with a pulse (albeit, the ones with Zuck seeing the capitol being insurrected…
Read on Letterboxd ↗This review may contain spoilers. back with papa after a short lapse, we come to Denzel's directorial debut in this drama about the real life Antwone Fisher. Fisher's story is…
Read on Letterboxd ↗after hearing some great words about this from allie, i knew i would enjoy this, though i didn't know what to expect. I wasn't too familiar with John Wilson's work,…
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