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Abby Olcese

Abby Olcese

Abby Olcese is a film critic and pop culture writer. In addition to writing for Crooked Marquee, she is also the film editor at The Pitch magazine. Her work has appeared in Sojourners Magazine, Birth. Movies. Death., SlashFilm and more. She lives in Kansas City.

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Review: <i>Collective</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: Collective

Nov 19th, 2020
The meaning behind the title of Alexander Nanau’s documentary Collective is twofold. It’s the name of a Bucharest nightclub where a 2015 fire...
Review: <i>The Nest</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: The Nest

Nov 12th, 2020
Sean Durkin’s latest ingeniously grafts the stylistic flourishes of slow-burn horror onto an unnerving familial drama
Review: <i>Kindred</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: Kindred

Nov 5th, 2020
The new thriller ‘Kindred’ is a worthy addition to the pregnancy-horror canon, but it falls apart a bit in the home stretch.
Review: <i>The Craft: Legacy</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: The Craft: Legacy

Oct 29th, 2020
The new sequel to the 1996 cult fave both honors its heritage and broadens its horizons.
Review: <i>On the Rocks</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: On the Rocks

Oct 22nd, 2020
Sofia Coppola's latest isn’t as precise (or as satisfying) as her best works, but it offers plenty of offhand pleasures nevertheless.
Review: <i>The Trial of the Chicago 7</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Oct 15th, 2020
‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ is, as expected, classic Aaron Sorkin – with all the pluses and minuses that entails.
Review: <i>David Byrne's American Utopia</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: David Byrne's American Utopia

Oct 15th, 2020
Spike Lee’s rollicking document of David Bryne’s Broadway concert provides a much-needed shot of live music (and joy).
Review: <i>Dick Johnson Is Dead</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: Dick Johnson Is Dead

Oct 1st, 2020
Kirsten Johnson’s documentary memoir is a creative, funny and deeply moving portrait of loss-in-process.
Review: <i>Enola Holmes</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: Enola Holmes

Sep 24th, 2020
Netflix’s Millie Bobby Brown-fronted family mystery adventure has its problems, but it offers something we’re in dangerously short supply of...
Review: <i>The Devil All the Time</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: The Devil All the Time

Sep 17th, 2020
The Netflix thriller has enough colorful characters and convoluted plotting for a limited series. But that messiness just makes it richer.
Review: <i>Unpregnant</i>
Abby Olcese

Review: Unpregnant

Sep 9th, 2020
HBO Max’s “Unpregnant” plays like a road comedy version of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” approaching similarly serious subject matter...
Watch This: <i>Mulan</i>
Abby Olcese

Watch This: Mulan

Sep 4th, 2020
Disney’s latest live-action remake (available at premium pricing on Disney+) stumbles a bit in the transition, but the new film’s fresh (and...
Watch This: <i>Get Duked!</i>
Abby Olcese

Watch This: Get Duked!

Aug 28th, 2020
Perhaps the best way to gauge your potential enjoyment of the newly-streaming British comedy Get Duked! is by your reaction to the film’s biggest...
Watch This: <i>Random Acts of Violence</i>
Abby Olcese

Watch This: Random Acts of Violence

Aug 21st, 2020
Random Acts of Violence isn’t the cleanest or cleverest of horror movies, but it displays a grindhouse ambition that’s worth paying attention to....
Watch This: <i>Boys State</i>
Abby Olcese

Watch This: Boys State

Aug 14th, 2020
Boys State begins with a famous quote from George Washington’s farewell address about the potential danger of political parties, warning the...
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