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.

2015 First Time Fest

The Third Annual First Time Fest took place over the past weekend in New York City, from March 5th to March 9th. The festival, which celebrates first time filmmakers, had numerous panels that discussed topics such as financing films to…

The Top 40 SNL Skits for SNL’s 40th Anniversary

SNL. Saturday Night Live. The place where comedy and comedians make it. Just like the city it quintessentially represents, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And we have forty years to look at. As you…

A Cut by Cut Breakdown of the House of Cards Trailer

Wow. I mean, just wow. We’ve already been as hooked on this show as a test lab mouse is on Pepsi sugar. As if they just can’t toy with us enough, they show the final season of the award winning…

The Film Canon: The Insider (1999)

Is your life really worth the death of hundreds of thousands of people every year? No, this isn’t one of those cliché “I’m the only person who can save the world” kind of movies. It’s actually one of those cliché…

The Film Canon: My Cousin Vinny

Marisa Tomei won her first and only Oscar because of this film. It was just one of another great film with Joe Pesci. And it had that Ralph Macchio from The Karate Kid in it, as one of his last…

15 of Joan Rivers’ Best Quotes

With the passing of candid comedy icon Joan Rivers on Thursday, we honor her death with some of her best quotes and insults. She was always saying things right off the top of her heard, and it just sounded so…

Cat’s Movie Review: As Above, So Below

In a world where horror stereotypes and scary scenarios are all overused and expected, what can filmmakers do to make theirs original? Make sure whoever is supposed to die first in horror movies actually dies second, of course. Written by…