Risa Bolash
Risa is 24 years young and has loved cinema for every last one of ‘em. She minored in Film Studies at NC State University and spent a year writing articles and quizzes about film and television for an online magazine called TV Tea. Her latest triumph was attending and walking the red carpet at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. When she’s not watching movies, you’ll find her sipping Twisted Tea near a body of water, donning pink and glitter whilst dancing to 2000s pop music, or editing her YouTube vlogs at a chic local coffee shop.
Review: ‘Adults’ has Revived the Modern Friend Group Comedy
Review: ‘One Night Only’ is a New York City Rom-Com Return to Form, With a Sexually Confusing Twist
‘Hadestown: The Musical’ Review: Powerhouse Performances of a Moving Modernized Greek Tragedy, Immortalized on Film
‘Heartstopper Forever’ Review: A Coming-of-Age Filmic Conclusion for the Ultimate Queer Joy TV Series
Todd Downing Breaks Down the Process of Concluding a Beloved Saga with ‘Heartstopper Forever’
The Ozempification of Fiona: New ‘Shrek 5’ Trailer Reflects the Disheartening State of Society and Sequels
Review: Cannes Film Festival’s ‘Titanic Ocean’ is Swimming With Promise, But Fails to Make Waves
'The Man I Love' Review: Rami Malek Pays a Bittersweet Tribute to the Fierce Artists Lost to the AIDS Crisis
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: How 20 Years Have Brought Modern Dilemmas to Runway Magazine
‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Review: Go Support an Original Rom-Com with Black Leads and You’ll Have a Fabulous Time
Review: ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Features It-Girls, Acting Chops, and Body Horror as the Cherry On Top
Ladies Night: 9 to 5 (1980), Steel Magnolias (1989) & A Tribute to Dolly Parton
EP 201: One Night Only (2026) & Ranking Rom-Com Movie Couples
EP 194: Toy Story 5 (2026) & Ranking Every Pixar Movie
EP 187: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), The Career of Anne Hathaway & Tier Ranking Legacy Sequels
EP 186: Michael, Mother Mary & Blind Ranking Fictional Movie Artists and Bands
RETRO//RANKED: Star Wars (1-2): A New Hope & The Empire Strikes Back
Ladies Night: Valentine's Day and the Representation of Romance in Media
EP 177: How To Make A Killing, The Career of Glen Powell & This or That “Eat the Rich” Movies
EP 165: Wicked: For Good (2025)
EP 153 Pre-Episode: 'Hamnet,' 'Hedda,' 'Is This Thing On?' First Looks, KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along Event & 'Arco,' 'The Mastermind,' 'Ballad of a Small Player' Trailers
EP 153: Honey Don’t! (2025)
Gotta respect Colleen Hoover for making it big as a mediocre writer, that’s the typa audacity men have.But genuinely I think this kind of story isn’t being told much, and…
Read on Letterboxd ↗gilmore girls if it featured a messy toxic non-monogamous swinger friend group
Read on Letterboxd ↗Very faithful to the book in that the writing was mediocre but I had a blast consuming it.Motherquake!More to come in my review for The Rolling Tape.
Read on Letterboxd ↗Things I loved- The Star Wars orchestral soundtrack dupe that played every time Dr. Evil strutted angrily- The cliché Barbie doll playtime rom-com plot line- The way the true love…
Read on Letterboxd ↗Dolly Parton + dance numbers: always a joy to watchEverything else in this fever dream: wtf is going on
Read on Letterboxd ↗So indescribably ahead of its time.Rewatched for Dolly, but I’m always endlessly amazed by gay icon Lily Tomlin.
Read on Letterboxd ↗Sandra Bullock’s charm can revive any film from mediocrity. As can seeing it on the second day of fall with your friend + giggling and kicking your feet during the…
Read on Letterboxd ↗The first half of this film is a cartoonish fever dream. The second half is a gut-wrenching ode to womanhood and female friendship. If seeing Dolly’s face in general didn’t…
Read on Letterboxd ↗This movie hit a flow state with the comedic performance of Wile E. Coyote in a way that made me feel he has been underutilized in the Looneyverse. Excellent modern…
Read on Letterboxd ↗Watched this in NYC for the full immersive experience. Patiently waiting for Julia Fox to be my bartender and Ziwe to be my bouncerReview for The Rolling Tape incoming!
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