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Claudia Picado

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May, 2022
Television
Horror, Sitcoms, romantic comedies
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About Claudia Picado

Claudia Picado is a Features Writer based in Miami, FL. She graduated from NYU with a BS in Media, Culture, and Communication, and a BA in Spanish. She is passionate about the ways film and television both reflect and impact how we perceive the world around us. Her favorite topics of discussion include?Succession, rom-coms (good and bad), women in front of and behind the camera, and her love-hate relationship with Christopher Nolan. Some of her favorite directors are Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, and Greta Gerwig, and she’ll watch anything starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus or Saoirse Ronan. She tries to incorporate social issues and feminist critiques in her writing whenever possible, and will passionately defend even the most “unlikeable” of female characters.

Favorite Media

Some of her favorite movies are The Social Network, Little Miss SunshineCarol, The Lobster, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and favorite shows include Veep, Succession, Mr. Robot, Midnight Mass, and Fleabag.

A newfound horror fan, she considers herself a Mike Flanagan aficionado and is in the process of catching up on all the horror movies she never watched in the first twenty-something years of her life (some favorites include Rosemary's Baby and the original Black Christmas). She also harbors a deep anthropological fascination with Love Island UK.

Latest

Franck (Guillaume Canet) wearing a grey t-shirt with blood streaming down his face in Ad Vitam
'Ad Vitam’ Ending Explained: What Does the Title of Netflix’s Chart-Topping Thriller Mean Anyways?

Family is everything.

Pauline Chalamet sitting with Alyah Scott, Gracie Lawrence & Amrit Kaur in The Sex Lives of College Girls
After That Ending, ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Doesn’t Need a Season 4

Uh... is that it?

Close up shot of Lucky (Prince Adu) holding baby Prince (Aiden Noesi) in Sean Baker's Prince of Broadway
Mikey Madison’s Favorite Film From Her ‘Anora’ Director Is This Eye-Opening, Underseen Drama

Mikey's got taste.

The 10 Best Characters in ‘Severance,’ Ranked
Just Give John Turturro the Emmy Already for 'Severance'

I've seen enough!

Becky, played by Grace Caroline Currey, screams as she hangs from a tower above the desert.
Don’t Watch This New-to-Hulu Thriller if You’re Afraid of Heights

Acrophobics beware!

Custom image of Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus laughing in front of the show's logo
The Ralph Fiennes Classic That Inspired an Iconic 'Seinfeld' Episode

And honestly, Elaine was valid for hating it!

Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) sitting in a blue chair holding a book in The Sex Lives of College Girls
‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Doesn’t Know What To Do With Whitney

She deserves better!

Open-Your-Eyes
The Hallucinatory Thriller That’s Leagues Better Than Its Tom Cruise Remake Is Waiting for You on Max

So, when will we outlaw English-language remakes?

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Hunter Schafer as Gretchen wearing a bandage and looking concerned in Cuckoo.
‘Cuckoo’s Best Scene Isn’t Actually Scary at All

Grief is a powerful thing.

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There's a 'Babygirl'/'Nosferatu' Team-Up You Probably Didn't Know About

This FX murder mystery stars both Harris Dickinson and Emma Corrin.

Ellen looking at the camera while Nosferatu stands behind her
This Significant Change Robert Eggers Made to ‘Nosferatu’ Makes Total Sense

Eggers' 'Nosferatu' stays fairly similar to the 1922 original, but the director does make a smart update to this story.

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Lily Rose-Depp as Ellen Hutter in Nosferatu.
How Scary Is Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’?

What can you expect from Robert Eggers’ latest feature?

Josephine Langford and Drew Starkey play couple in 'The Other Zoey'
Before Queer, Drew Starkey Was a Charmer in This 2023 Romantic Comedy

It's no Guadagnino film, but...

Jason Bateman in Juno
Before 'Carry-On,' Jason Bateman Was a Completely Different Kind of Villain in This Coming-of-Age Classic

Terrorists, money-laundering fathers, and creepy jingle-writers — Bateman knows how to creep us out!

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Aldis Hodge, Joe Keery, and Camila Morrone Teamed Up for This Romantic Heist Thriller (Marmalade)
Aldis Hodge, Joe Keery, and Camila Morrone Teamed Up for This Romantic Heist Thriller That's Not What It Seems

Twist, after twist, after twist!

Lisa Frankenstein, Hot Frosty, and The Idea of You are some of the best rom-coms from 2024.
I Love Weird Christmas Movies — And Netflix Might Just Have the Weirdest!

‘Hot Frosty’ is just the tip of the iceberg.

Spongebob Squarepantys making a scared face at Count Orlok from Nosferatu with green slime as the background
How the Hell Did Nosferatu End Up in 'SpongeBob SquarePants'?

Who knew Count Orlok was such a prankster?

This-underrated-family-drama-is-the-perfect-bittersweet-film-for-the-holiday-season
This Underrated '90s Liev Schreiber Indie Is the Deeper, Bittersweet Holiday Movie You've Been Looking For

10 years before 'Superbad,' Greg Mottola made this wonderful winter watch.

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This 'Blitz' Character Made a Major Impact With Less Than 10 Minutes of Screen Time

May we all have an Ife in our life.

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