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Kelefa Sanneh is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he writes about culture, politics, and (as often as he can) boxing.
Stephen Cone is a Chicago-based filmmaker whose films include Princess Cyd, Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, and The Wise Kids.
Vinson Cunningham is a staff writer and critic for the New Yorker. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2024 and 2025. His 2024 debut novel, Great Expectations, was a finalist for the National Book Critics...
April Wolfe is a film critic whose writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Film Comment, and other publications. She hosts the film podcast Switchblade Sisters.
Pamela Hutchinson is a freelance writer, critic, and film historian. She has written essays for several edited collections, and her publications include the BFI Film Classics volumes on Pandora’s Box and The Red Shoes. She writes about silent film at...
Angela Lovell is a best-selling author and award-winning playwright, director, screenwriter, podcaster, critic, writing instructor, and storyteller. She has written for VICE, MTV, Universal Studios, the New York Post, BUST, High Times, and many other outlets. You can hear her...
Scott Tobias is a freelance film and television writer from Chicago. He currently writes reviews for NPR and Variety, edits Oscilloscope Laboratories’ Musings blog, and contributes frequently to the New York Times, the Washington Post, Vulture, and other publications.
Benjamin Mercer is a senior editor at the Criterion Collection. He has written for the A.V. Club, the Village Voice, Reverse Shot, and the Henry James Review, among other publications.
Willy Blackmore is a freelance journalist and essayist who covers food, culture, and the environment.