About Us
Co-Presidents
Molly Kurpis ’24 is a Creative Writing Major from Queens, New York. A writer of screenplays, fiction, and film reviews, she loves to watch movies, read, write, and go on extensively long walks. You can find her at mol_lay99 on Instagram.
Emily Zeitz ’25 is a BCE major from New York, who has been an Emertainment Co-President since Fall 2023! She loves music, books, tv, movies, basically any form of media and entertainment. You can find her @emalee554 on Instagram 🙂
Marketing Team and Treasurer
Meg Boucher ’27 is a Journalism major from Massachusetts who loves all things movies and TV. Her favorite movie is Before Sunrise and she implores everyone she meets to watch it. You can find her @meghan__boucher on Instagram.
Luca Ferro ’27 is a Business of Creative Enterprises major from the Greater Boston Area. He loves to read and play video games in his free time, and he is always down to try out something new.
Ethan Sutton ’27 is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts Production from New York who enjoys all things television and wellness. His favorite TV show is Parks & Recreation, and favorite album is BRAT. You can find him @ethannsutton on Instagram.
Writers
Avary Amaral 27′ is a Journalism major from Dartmouth, MA who enjoys writing about the different aspects of culture like film, music, and art. Her favorite movie is The Grand Budapest hotel and her top artists include Tyler, The Creator, Yves Tumor, and Yo La Tengo. You can find her at @avaryamaral.tm on Instagram.
Izzy Astuto ’25 (he/they) is a Creative Writing major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania who loves having an outlet to rant about his favorite movies. Their favorite movie is My Own Private Idaho and you can find them at @izzyastuto2.0 on Instagram.
Nicole Belcastro ’25 is a Journalism major from New York City who loves reviewing television, film, and books. Her favorite television show is Abbott Elementary. You can find her on Instagram @nicolebelcastro.
James Blinken ’24 is from New York City and is graduating at the end of the Fall semester! A screenwriter and video editor from the age of ten, and always loves a good comedy, whether a movie, TV show, play, or musical! James loves comedy and escapism! In the past, James has written for BroadwayWorld and Dan’s Papers!
Ryn Brierley ’27 is a Creative Writing major from Peabody, Massachusetts who loves to write reviews of local theatre. His favorite musical is Ragtime and his cat Kira is the love of his life.
Hannah Brueske is a sophomore journalism major and History and Women, Gender and Sexuality studies minor from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Outside of writing for Emertainment Monthly, she is a staff writer for the Berkeley Beacon and the Independent Magazine. Originally from Germany, Hannah loves traveling, trying new coffee shops, playing guitar, and spending time with her friends and four younger siblings.
Chester Deorocki ’26 is a Media Arts Production major. He is from Portsmouth, New Hampshire and loves to read and write about film, tv, and video games. You can find him on instagram @chestersd4.
Samantha Edelman ’26 is a Media Arts Production major from New York who loves writing reviews about music. Her favorite band is Alvvays and you can find her at @samiedelmannn on Instagram!
Kelly Egan ’28 is a journalism major from Southern New Hampshire. Kelly did theatre for eight years, and has a passion for music as well as writing. She loves to read, sing, write, and watch movies with her friends. You can find her on Instagram @kellyyegan, Letterboxd @kellyegan, and Good Reads and LinkedIn by searching “Kelly Egan.”
Hannah Hu
ghes ’25 is a Journalism major from upstate New York. She loves writing about film and music, and has a special love for horror and fantasy, as well as 80s pop and rock. Her favorite movies are Dirty Dancing and Scream, and her favorite song is Harvest Moon by Neil Young. Hannah also loves collecting vinyls and has a collection that spans from Billie Eilish to The Eagles. Follow Hannah’s professional instagram at Hannah_hughes_0.
Aaryika Jaipuria ‘26 is a Visual & Media Arts Major from India who writes for the Film and TV sections. Their favourite movie is The Florida Project and you can find them on Instagram at @_aaryika_.
Christian Jones ’26 is a WLP major from Chicago, with a minor in philosophy! He loves any and all forms of content—films, music, short stories, novels, philosophical doctrines. You might catch him riding a bike or sitting at Tatte scribbling in his journal. Leave him a TBH and rate at jchristianjones18@gmail.com (he doesn’t have social media).
Leo Josse ’28 is a Media Arts Production major from Brooklyn, New York. He loves everything from Marvel Movies to Musical Theater. He enjoys to write about a variety of his favorite interests. You can find him @leo.josse on Instagram and @magicl on Letterboxd!
Sam Kavich ‘25 is a Creative Writing major from the Bay Area, California, who enjoys books, film, TV, and music, and writes reviews for all of the above. Her favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. A couple of her favorite shows are House of the Dragon and Yellowjackets. You can follow Sam on Instagram at @samqkav
Lila Alonso Limongi ’26 is a Media Arts Production major with a Music minor from São Paulo, Brazil. She loves writing about movies, TV and books, and her favorite book is Psalm for the Wild-Built! You can find her at @aflordelila on Instagram!
Natalia Manzolini ’28 is a media psychology major from Massachusetts. She loves reading, writing, and watching movies. She especially loves fantasy as a genre. She isn’t as good at keeping up with TV, but her favorite show is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That being said, she does still keep up with the MCU.
Abby Meacham ’25 is a Creative Writing major from Southern Connecticut who never stops talking about the media she consumes. She loves writing about movies, TV shows, and pop culture in general. Her favorite movies include The Grand Budapest Hotel, Bullet Train, and Baby Driver. You can find her at @abby__samantha on Instagram and Letterboxd.
Joe Meola ‘25 is a Creative Writing major from the Greater Boston Area who is passionate about writing about comic books, television, and film (especially TV and film based on comic books). He loves all of the Star Wars movies (yes, the new ones too) and the films in the Scream franchise. You can find him at @jmeola18 on Instagram and @JosephMeola4 on Twitter.
Andrew Miller ‘27 is a Creative Writing Major from sunny Miami! He loves to write about his favorite movies, video games television shows, and comic books at Emtertainment Monthly. In his spare time he loves writing Science Fiction and superheroes. His favorite movie is Back to the Future, and probably always will be. You can find him at @handy_andy_1701_d on Instagram!
Ela Moss ’27 is a VMA major from Lexington, Kentucky. Enthusiastic reviewer of their favorite artists, at the top of her favorites list are weird people, foreign places, and crab rangoons. Find them on Instagram.com @thecheckeredmug
Charlie von Peterffy ’24 is a Media Studies major from local Massachusetts who loves writing reviews about film and TV. His favorite movie is Logan and you can find him at @gods_unfinished_product on Instagram and @cvon2445 on Letterboxd.
Ty Reilly ’26 is a Theatre and Performance major from New York, and raised in North Carolina. She is studying to go into the Film/TV Industry and loves all things writing, acting, and behind the camera. You can find her @ty_reilly_204 on Instagram.
Meg Richards ‘26 is a Journalism and Political Communications major from Richmond, Virginia. She writes about live music and any songs that itch her brain. She’ll talk your ear off about why Lady Gaga is the best performer of our generation, or her favorite concerts she’s attended. You can find her on Twitter at @mrichjournalism.
Carly Rick ‘27 is a VMA major from Long Island, New York. She is passionate about all things nerdy, especially video games and anime. She is a Nightborne mage in World of Warcraft, and an Au Ra summoner in Final Fantasy 14.
Olivia Romesburg ’27 is a Media Arts Production major from Waxhaw, North Carolina who enjoys writing about books, movies, shows, and music. Her favorite movie is The Goonies and you can find her @oliviakr04 on Instagram.
Grace Schiff ’26 is a Creative Writing major from Los Angeles, California. She loves reading novels and has decided that she needs to share all her opinions about them. Her favorite writers are V.E. Schwab, Holly Black, and M.L. Rio. She spends every moment of the day thinking about Taylor Swift. You can find her on Instagram @graceschiff.
Alex Vassilopoulos ‘24 is a Journalism major from Massachusetts who loves writing about all things video games and music. An avid Pokémon fan, you can find him @alexvassilop on Instagram.
Kyleigh Wanzelak ‘26 is a Media Arts Production major from Virginia who loves all things TV and movies! Some of her favorites include Pitch Perfect, Shiva Baby, Succession, and Glee. You can find her at @kyleigh.wanzelak on Instagram!
Zoe Wiebe ’25 is a Political Communications major from California who edits and writes for EM. She loves reading, writing, and watching comedy TV shows. Her favorite is Arrested Development and you can find her on instagram at @zoe_wiebe.
Editors
Haley Clough ’26 is a journalism major with political science and public relations minors. At Emertainment, Haley is the Head Music Editor. When she’s not working she loves running, hiding in Caffe Nero, and gossiping with friends. Find her on Instagram at @haley._.clough..
Rebecca Horton ‘25 (They/Them) is a Journalism student at Emerson College, and a Head Editor for Emertainment Monthly. They are from Trumbull, Connecticut. They enjoy writing about media, culture and politics, and their favorite movie is Pacific Rim. They tweet @RHorton03.
Madison McMahon ’26 is the Head TV Section Editor and a Writing, Literature, and Publishing major from Connecticut. Her favorite TV show is “The Haunting of Hill House”, but she loves movies and books (including her own, “The Son of Mara”) as well! You can find her mainly on Tik Tok @authormmcmahon and Instagram @authormadisonmcmahon.