Catherina Gioino
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Catherina has been writing since she was 14 years old- screenplays, movie reviews, sports stories and anything in between. Born and raised in New York City, she can probably be found stuck underground on a train or sitting in traffic on the bridge. But don't let her static commutes confuse you when the conversation suddenly evolves into a movie reference and quoting match. For news about the city and movies, as well as the occasional joke she thinks is funny, follow her on Twitter @catgioino.

Highlights from the 2018 Athena Film Festival

People filled New York’s Barnard College’s basement theater to its seams this weekend, attending films and events celebrating female activists and filmmakers. With special events featuring speakers like Gloria Steinem, Billie Jean King and former prime minister of New Zealand…

Preview: The 8th Annual Athena Film Festival

Now more than ever, we’re seeing more minorities in fields that were once inaccessible– save for a select few who broke barriers. With politics, sports, education and more all changing, it only seems natural that the filmmaking industry is among…

Panorama Music Festival brings big names to NYC

In just its second year of existence, the Panorama Music Festival did much to excite its fans and concert goers. Be it the countless musical artists and acts they lined up for the three-day event in New York City, or…

TV Review: House of Cards Season 5, Episodes 7-13

There comes a certain point while watching a reality TV show that you start to wonder just how real the show is. Then comes the frightening opposite of it, when watching a dramatically licensed TV show based on daily life…

TV Review: House of Cards Season 5, Episodes 1-6

But is it really deja vu? Is it really that far off to believe somehow, the House of Cards universe suddenly finds itself feasible? Rather, are we so induced into whatever universe we find ourselves in that we find HOC plausible? There’s no other…

Check Out the First Trailer for ‘The Glass Castle’

The movie that’s been in ‘talks’ for over five years finally sees a release date and a trailer for audiences to laud over. The Glass Castle first created hubbub in 2012 after Jennifer Lawrence’s name was attached to produce the film adaptation…

2017 Tribeca: Michael Moore Talks Bowling for Columbine

America tends to have a problem with guns. While the United Kingdom correctly banned handguns after its first and only school shooting, the United States has yet to understand the correlation with mass shootings and gun ownership. Nonetheless, documentary filmmaker…