About Elisa Guimarães
Currently a features writer at Collider, Elisa Guimarães is an arts and entertainment journalist and a critic with over a decade of experience. Passionate about movies and TV shows as a whole, she started her career when she was still in college, writing for a local newspaper after a brief stint in film school. However, her love for all things media-related can be dated back to her childhood, as she was raised in a family of librarians and cinephiles. She adores coming of age stories, true crime, teen dramas, science fiction, horror, and some other things as well. Elisa is also a published author of short stories in Portuguese, as well as a translator and a master in linguistics. As of 2023, she's in the process of working towards her PhD.
Industry Experience
Elisa's writing is mostly in Portuguese. On-line, her work can be found at deliriumnerd.com.
Favorite Media
Though ever-changing, her list of favorites includes Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Virgin Suicides, the original Star Wars trilogy, Doctor Who, and PEN15.
Latest Articles
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The Character We Missed the Most in ‘Sex Education’ Season 4
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This Was the First Non-American Film to Win an Oscar
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The series' sophomore run delivers in both mystery and commentary.
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The culprit is the person with the most motive, but not in the way you think.
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Typically Best Picture winners are flooded with nominations, but this 1932 film is the exception.
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This trip to the museum is the culmination of decades of experimentation.
No One Could See This Found Footage Horror Movie for Seven Years
After premiering at Tribeca, the movie vanished for seven years before reappearing on VOD.