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Lex Briscuso

Lex Briscuso is an entertainment and culture writer, critic, and radio host living in Brooklyn. In addition to writing news and criticism for /Film, she is the head of social media at Dread Central, Dread Presents, and Epic Pictures Group, and contributes criticism at Paste Magazine. You can find her bylines at The Guardian, Fangoria, Vulture, Roger Ebert, EUPHORIA., Dread Central, and Shudder's The Bite, and her horror and genre radio show, YOUR NICHE IS DEAD, is live Mondays at 5pm ET on independent internet station KPISSFM.
Hit Man Review Venice

‘Hit Man’ Is a Hilarious and Unpredictable Romp That Will Make Glen Powell a Star

By Lex Briscuso 

Richard Linklater’s latest film is a hilarious and unpredictable romp that shows the star power Glen Powell has always had inside him.

Priscilla

‘Priscilla’ Is a Delicate Yet Powerful Story of a Woman Emerging from the Shadows

By Lex Briscuso 

Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic is a subtle and frank look at her fairytale romance with Elvis and the delicate yet powerful way she takes back her agency.

Maestro Review Venice

‘Maestro’ Is a Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan Star Vehicle But a Just Fine Second Feature

By Lex Briscuso 

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro puts the filmmaker front and center, but his acting far surpasses his directorial eye for his second feature.
Poor Things Review Venice

‘Poor Things’ Is a Magical Odyssey of Science and Humanity—And Emma Stone’s Best Performance Yet

By Lex Briscuso 

When science and humanity mix, you get Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, an utterly magical odyssey that gives us the best performance of Emma Stone’s career thus far.
Swarm Review

‘Swarm’ Sees Dominique Fishback Impressively Raise Hell in the Name of Fandom and Idolatry

By Lex Briscuso 

Fandom and fatalities don’t mix—but in Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ new series, they come crashing to a bloody, glorious head.

Cora Bora

‘Cora Bora’ Is a Star Vehicle For Meg Stalter To Prove Her Immense Dramatic Skills

By Lex Briscuso 

Meg Stalter is a star, and now the world will finally get to see her lead the way in this dramedy that shows her off as the complete acting package.
Magazine Dreams Sundance

‘Magazine Dreams’ is an Enigmatic and Dark Star Vehicle for an Incendiary Jonathan Majors

By Lex Briscuso 

Elijah Bynum’s Sundance breakout ‘Magazine Dreams’ laser-focuses on star Jonathan Majors, whose incel bodybuilder character is cracking at the seams.
Margot Robbie in Babylon

‘Babylon’ Is Chaos Personified — But That Becomes Part Of the Charm in Its Mess

By Lex Briscuso 

Damien Chazelle wants to dance his dance again, but this time, the Hollywood bacchanalia won’t save him from his cinema sins.

Empire Of Light Review

‘Empire of Light’ Is a Visual Feast That Feels Performative Where It Should Dig Deeper

By Lex Briscuso 

Cinema has always been an escape, but in Empire of Light, it simply distracts from a deeper indictment of racially motivated violence.