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Lauren Veneziani

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Biography:

Lauren Veneziani is a film critic in the Washington, DC metro area and Baltimore, MD. Lauren has been reviewing movies and TV since 2010 and has a weekly entertainment segment on the NBC affiliate in Baltimore (WBAL-TV). Her YouTube channel is DCFilmGirl.com, where you can find all of her celebrity interviews! Lauren is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association. She currently lives in Maryland with her two dogs Jack & Sally.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
They Will Kill You (2026) 63% 3/5 EDIT “I would trust Zazie Beetz with my life.” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Forbidden Fruits (2026) 75% 4.5/5 EDIT “This is the most quotable film of the year and I would do whatever it takes to be a part of this girl group. Lili Reinhart as Apple gives one of her most iconic performances yet. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 31, 2026 Full Review THE BRIDE! (2026) 58% 3.5/5 EDIT “The Bride is really what I wanted Joker: Folie à Deux to be like. I was entertained. Jessie Buckley & Christian Bale will always be a stellar actors. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Reminders of Him (2026) 57% 3.5/5 EDIT “Maika Monroe can have chemistry with anyone okay. Maika/Tyriq Withers and Maika/Rudy Pankow bring Colleen Hoover's novel to life, with also a particularly sweet performance from Lauren Graham.” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) 73% 4/5 EDIT “Sarah Michelle Gellar is back as a lead villain and I have never ever been happier about it! A killer sequel that lives up to the hype of the first film!” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 95% 4/5 EDIT “I never expected to cry in the theatre over Ryan Gosling and a sweet alien cutie rock but here I am. The IMAX shots are true cinema.” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 31, 2026 Full Review The Drama (2026) 80% 4.5/5 EDIT “A completely unpredictable love story. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson give two of the most memorable performances of the year in a film about toxic love, trust, forgiveness and all around unhinged craziness! ” – DC Film Girl Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Scream 7 (2026) 31% 3/5 EDIT “Scream 7 attempts to go back to it's original roots and bringing Neve Campbell back as Sidney Prescott is amazing, but the story and Ghostface reveal falls flat. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 2, 2026 Full Review The Bluff (2026) 54% 3.5/5 EDIT “A non-stop, hard R rating pirate action film that is completely entertainment. WatchingPriyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban's in action was a blast. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 2, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% 5/5 EDIT “Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's chemistry is a sight to behold in one of the best, most cinematic and ambitious films of the year. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Mar 2, 2026 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 47% 3/5 EDIT “Jack Black and Paul Rudd made me laugh so much in the very last act of this film, I'd almost consider watching it again. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 77% 3.5/5 EDIT “Kate Hudson's final performance made me completely sob.” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Goodbye June (2025) 65% 3.5/5 EDIT “Kate Winslet's ability to emotional capture each character's personality and feelings is exquisite in this film about how sometimes the end of life can be a beautiful closure, even in the midst of a chaotic family. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% 4/5 EDIT “TImothee Chalamet's performance made me feel like I was running a marathon for 2 hours. The last 15 minutes of the film are especially intense and emotional.” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) 76% 3.5/5 EDIT “Oona Chaplin as Varang is easily the best and most intriguing part of this film and the visuals of Pandora remain fantastic and vibrant. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 73% 4.5/5 EDIT “Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney are perfect casting as Nina and Millie in this novel adaptation gives a cinematic punch to Freida McFadden's thrilling novel! ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Hamnet (2025) 87% 5/5 EDIT “The best film of the year. Jessie Buckley leads this story beautifully in a film about how sometimes grief can be the only way to comprehend and express grief. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Josh O'Connor and Daniel Craig lead this incredibly fun ensemble that kept me guessing and laughing as the film went on. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Eternity (2025) 76% 4.5/5 EDIT “One of the best romantic comedies of the decade with a unique love triangle that I know I will love watching again and again. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Joel Edgerton delivers a devastatingly beautiful performance in this stunning film with some of the best cinematography of the year. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Nov 24, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% 4.5/5 EDIT “Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo continue to thrive as Glinda and Elphaba for the new generation. The costumes, sets and sound design are perfection. Bravo Jon M. Chu!” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Nov 24, 2025 Full Review Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) 60% 3.5/5 EDIT “Rosamund Pike as the villain?? Yes please. The Horsemen reuniting kept me entertained the entire film, even if this might not be a repeat watch for me like the first one is. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Nov 24, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% 4.5/5 EDIT “The Creature has never done anything wrong in his life okay. One of the best performances of the year from Jacob Elordi in a stunning gothic romance about how showing love and kindness can change a person.” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Nov 24, 2025 Full Review If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Rose Byrne gives one of the best performances of the year in this film that not only gave me massive anxiety but also made me laugh and realize even more that Conan O'Brien is a damn good actor. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Nov 24, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% 3.5/5 EDIT “I loved both Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong in this film, but we've seen more memorable musician biopics in the last few years. ” – WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Nov 24, 2025 Full Review
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