Kristen Lopez

A freelance film critic whose work fuels the Rotten Tomatoes meter. I've been published on The Hollywood Reporter, Remezcla, and The Daily Beast. I've been featured in the L.A. Times. I currently run two podcasts, Citizen Dame and Ticklish Business.

Episode 63: Our Most Anticipated Films of 2019!

By Kristen Lopez on January 15, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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Episode 62: The 2018 Citizen Dame Awards Part 2

By Kristen Lopez on January 3, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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Sophia Takal Talks ‘New Year. New You’ and Women in Horror

By Kristen Lopez on December 20, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Earlier this year Blumhouse founder, Jason Blum, took heat for saying there weren’t any women directors interested in tackling horror. After social media rebuked him by listing numerous female filmmakers Blum reversed course and put his money where his mouth was. The studio hired Sophia Takal to direct […]

Episode 61: The 2018 Citizen Dame Awards, Part 1

By Kristen Lopez on December 20, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Welcome back to Citizen Dame!

What I Did for Love: Mojave (2015)

By Kristen Lopez on December 17, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Full disclosure: Reviewing this is really picking on low-hanging fruit because when I suggested it Oscar Isaac was at a….different spot on my list of boys. If you’ve listened to me over the course of the year a lot has changed in our relationship so watching Mojave – […]