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Shannon J. Effinger has been a freelance arts journalist and cultural critic for over a decade. Her work regularly appears in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, AFAR magazine, W magazine, Pitchfork, Jazziz, and...
Kaveh Akbar’s poems have appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, and elsewhere. He has published two poetry collections—Pilgrim Bell and Calling a Wolf a Wolf—and is the editor of The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse: 110 Poets on...
Roger Durling has been the executive director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for twenty-three years. He has been teaching film studies at Santa Barbara City College for just as long. He helped edit a book on Alfonso Cuarón’s...
Sue Harris is a UK film academic and the author of numerous articles, essays, and books on French films, filmmakers, and production practices. She is Professor Emerita of Film at Queen Mary University of London.
Leo Goldsmith is an assistant professor of culture and media at the New School, a film critic, and a programming advisor for the New York Film Festival.
Jim Cirronella is a science-fiction and horror film aficionado who has contributed to the Criterion Collection’s Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 and Night of the Living Dead editions.
Daniel Kremer has provided commentary tracks and video essays for physical-media releases from over a dozen labels, including Kino Lorber, Imprint Films, Milestone, and Severin. His book Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films (2015) was the first to cover its...
Jon Raymond is a writer living in Portland, Oregon. His novels include Freebird, Denial, and God and Sex, and his screenwriting credits include Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff, and First Cow, among others.
Tanya Goldman holds a PhD in cinema studies from New York University. She currently teaches at Bowdoin College.
Originally from Mexico City, Carlos Aguilar is a Los Angeles–based film critic and journalist. Aguilar’s work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Variety, and IndieWire, among others. He is a member of...