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.
‘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
Revisiting ‘She’s the Man’ 20 Years Later: Queer Feminist Themes, Misogyny in Sports, and Evergreen Shakespeare Adaptations
‘High School Musical’ Celebrates 20 Years of Teaching Us to Embrace Our Most Fabulous Selves
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)
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!
Read on Letterboxd ↗So shocked by how two-dimensional and unsexy this was. Felt like a cartoon high school play, with everyone’s line deliveries falling flat and the pacing feeling way off.“The Invite” did…
Read on Letterboxd ↗Watched this for the first time in film class in college. Fun to revisit at the beach with da fam
Read on Letterboxd ↗Bad Bunny needle drop, a trifecta of woman power (Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Sadie Sink), and a lotta sweet moments that brought on the waterworks 🔥
Read on Letterboxd ↗ZIP IT, SPARKLES
Read on Letterboxd ↗Would’ve found the card scene very cool if they had any reason to be doing all that but they didn’tI do love a heist and some magic so still had…
Read on Letterboxd ↗Abracadabra, abracadabraAbracadabra, abracadabraFeel the beat under your feet, the floor's on fireAbracadabra, abracadabra
Read on Letterboxd ↗To the world we dream about… and the one we live in nowSOBBED AGAIN!!!!
Read on Letterboxd ↗using a time turner to find all of the horcruxes and take down voldemort IKTR
Read on Letterboxd ↗Hilarious, devastating, sharp, sexy, and everything in between. Excellent script with line deliveries that catch you off guard and repeatedly pull your loudest laugh out of you.Why do I feel…
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