

Tara Aquino
Joined: Jun 22, 2015
Tara Aquino is a freelance writer-editor who has written for Complex, VH1, Latina, Pigeons and Planes, and AfterEllen, among others. She's an indie film junkie with a soft spot for all things YA, St. Vincent, and Coach Taylor.




Sh*t happens when you party naked.
Eddie Murphy’s hilarious performance(s) in 'Coming to America' turned a silly little film into a certified comedy classic.
The godfather of modern moviemaking was an illusionist before he was a filmmaker.
Flash floods. Rabid monkeys. Blood-thirsty tigers. 'Jumanji' left no terror to the imagination.
It’s the rom-com you’ve come to love. Just as it is.
The ultimate grocery store game show is making a triumphant return!
The high school flick—which was released 10 years ago—seems like the ultimate bromance movie, but its themes are much more universal.
It takes just 14 words—“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?”—to make a ‘90s kid swoon with nostalgia.
Can you imagine 'The Terminator' without Arnold Schwarzenegger?
In the pantheon of '90s coming-of-age dramas, this beacon for angsty teens and disjointed families often gets overlooked.
What began as director George Miller's ambitious action film about a solitary cop on a mission to take down a violent biker gang has evolved into the 'Mad Max' series—a post-apocalyptic sensory overload of a franchise.
Sam Mendes's Oscar-winning directorial debut was inspired by Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco.