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Katie Rife is a writer, critic, and film programmer based in Chicago. She was a staff writer for The A.V. Club from 2014-2022, and currently covers film and TV for outlets around the world. She also works as a film programmer for the Music Box Theatre and the Overlook Film Festival, an annual “celebration of all things horror” in New Orleans.

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Why Are So Many Famous People in This Bad Movie?

CONFUSING

“Riff Raff” stars Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Bill Murray—the list goes on—but no one seems to be having any fun in this hit-man comedy.

Katie Rife | Published Feb 28, 2025

A ‘NCIS’ Virgin Watches—and Loves—Spinoff ‘NCIS: Origins’

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

There are 46 seasons across the “NCIS” franchise. We finally watch one. Mark Harmon (well, his voice) returns for a spinoff full of the good-cop clichés these shows are known for.

Katie Rife | Published Oct 15, 2024

‘The Decameron’: Sex, Class, and the Plague Get Netflix Spin

THE PLAGUE IS BACK

Zosia Mamet and Tony Hale star in a “Monty Python”-esque update on Giovanni Boccaccio's Italian story collection.

Katie Rife | Published Jul 25, 2024

The Goriest Movie of the Year Almost Didn’t Get Made

BEHIND THE MOVIE

Sometimes movies get a reputation for being “cursed.” Hearing the team behind “In a Violent Nature” tell stories from the set, it’s hard to argue it’s not one of them.

Katie Rife | Published Jun 01, 2024

Josh Brolin’s ‘Outer Range’ Is Best Used as Background Noise

SOPHOMORE SLUMP

The second season of the Prime Video sci-fi Western isn’t weird enough to justify its existence.

Katie Rife | Published May 15, 2024

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