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I'm a freelance culture writer with a passion for and emphasis on (but certainly not limited to!) action film. My work has been published in various online publications, such as Vulture, The Ringer, Inverse, GQ, Polygon, Paste Magazine, Fangoria, AwardsWatch and The Playlist.
With Vulture, I helped launch their now-annual Vulture Stunt Awards, celebrating the very best in Action Cinema and Stunts.
In addition to film writing, I've interviewed filmmakers, contributed to boutique Blu-ray labels by writing booklet essays, worked for film festivals, been a guest on many podcasts, and covered news as it's broken. My passion is interviewing and profiling. Nothing excites me more than talking to folks and getting to the heart of why they do what they do.
Kristen Stewart sits down with The Playlist to discuss her surreal heady rom-com 'Love Me,' starring herself and Steven Yeun.
“If the white gaze is the invisible gaze, the dominant way of being in the world, at least in the U.S., I think shooting ‘from’ centralizes the black gaze.”
Remakes are forever a tricky proposition. Especially if you're taking a beloved classic for a spin. Ang Lee's 1993 film, The Wedding Banquet, might not reach the heights of Brokeback Mountain or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in terms of public awareness but as a key part of the queer canon, the film is beloved by...
When you speak with Pamela Anderson, there's an overwhelming sense of passion that hits you. Perhaps it's borne out of a life and career full of strangers deciding they knew who she was and what she was about, but the love Anderson has for cinema, the arts and people is both vociferous and endless.
a language that is adopted as a common language between between speakers whose native languages are different. That commonality is at the heart of Isabel Sandoval's excellent Lingua Franca. A modern love story set in Brighton Beach, New York, Lingua Franca follows a Trans Woman and Filipina immigrant, Olivia (Sandoval) as she seeks citizenship through marriage.
Sci-fi is the perfect playground to mirror the state of our own world in heightened situations. The future is fertile territory to take a modern concern, twist it just enough, and create a frightening alternate timeline to see where those fears might lead us.
David Ayer talks about his action film 'A Working Man' with Jason Statham, his elusive 'Suicide Squad' cut, and working with Brad Pitt.
The 33-year-old is the son of a hip-hop legend and a thrill-ride movie headliner, but more than anything else, he's an all-around great hang.
Two decades ago, stop-motion animator Adam Elliot burst onto the scene with his wonderful short Harvie Krumpet. Following a man cursed with lifelong bad luck, it earned him an Oscar and introduced the world at large to Elliot's wicked sense of humor, massive heart, and singular animation style.
John Wick director Chad Stahelski has "notebooks and notebooks" of ideas for sequels - if he and Keanu Reeves get a good enough reason to return.