Kristen Lopez

A curated list of my diverse projects including my work as an author, podcaster and journalist.

My Books

But Have You Read the Book: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films (TCM/Running Press)

Popcorn Disability: A Journey Through the Highs and Lows of Being Disabled Through the Movies (Applause Books, 11/27/2025)

Welcome, Boils and Ghouls: The Complete Oral History of Tales From the Crypt (Running Press)

My Podcast

Disability Journalism

“A Different Man”: Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson and director Schimberg shatter ableism tropes
(Salon)

My Website

Episode from 2019 of critic Kristen Lopez’s podcast Ticklish Business about disability representation in Freaks (Criterion Collection)

Film Industry Screenings and Events Have a Disability Accommodation Problem (IndieWire)

‘Crip Camp’ Co-Director James LeBrecht Claims CBS and Television Academy Deceived Him on Emmy Ramp (IndieWire)

Rethinking disability representation on-screen (PBS American Masters)

Film Festivals Are Failing Disabled Attendees – Here’s How They Can Fix It (Slash Film)

Women and Disability Panel: The 30th Anniversary of the ADA Only Shows How Much Work Remains (IndieWire)

Entertainment Work

The Olsen Twins Were Heroes For a Generation of Girls — ‘New York Minute’ Was Their Swan Song (MTV)

The History of Hollywood’s Difficult Women (Roger Ebert)

In Conversation with Sofia Coppola (Film School Rejects)

Barry Keoghan’s Nude Dance Scene in ‘Saltburn’ Took 11 Takes (TheWrap)

Rebecca De Mornay Reflects on 40 Years of ‘Risky Business’ and Being a Hollywood Sex Symbol (TheWrap)

‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’: Kirsten Dunst Put Her Own Rage Into the Character (IndieWire)

Classic Film Journalism

Why Is Everyone in ‘Babylon’ Doing So Much Cocaine? (IndieWire)

Why ‘Mexican Spitfire’ Lupe Velez Is Overdue for a Major Hollywood Reconsideration (IndieWire)

Netflix Gets a Punch of Panache With the Revitalized Egyptian Theatre (TheWrap)

Carroll Baker On Not Being Hollywood’s ‘Baby Doll’ 63 Years Later (Forbes)