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ABOUT
I'm a writer based in New York City, and am currently Entertainment Reporter at Polygon. I did most of my growing up in the midwest, so if I seem to apologize too much, that's why. I studied art history at Bryn Mawr, and wrote my thesis on The Adventures of Tintin. I've written about film, TV, music, and video games for outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, VICE, and NYMag/Vulture, and served on the 2019 Documentary Feature Competition jury at SXSW. I also have experience in on-camera work, moderating, and podcasting, and am working on a few screenplays. Please get in touch!
ESSAYS
Coming of age with the legend of zelda
for The Atlantic
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'I, Tonya' and the Female Perspective in True-Crime Stories
for vice
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Film composer Hans Zimmer has always been a rock star
for vox
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WHAT AMERICAN TV, AND AMERICANS, COULD LEARN FROM KOREA'S WILDEST GAME SHOW
for thrillist
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How They Might Be Giants Changes While Staying the Same
for the atlantic
interviews
'The Terror,' TV’s Scariest New Series, Isn’t Really a Horror Story
for Vanity fair
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interview with errol morris
for the daily beast
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INTERVIEW WITH SAM NEILL
for the VILLAGE VOICE
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Why Is John Denver's Music in So Many Movies This Year?
for NYMAG/Vulture
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HOW HBO'S 'SUCCESSION' PULLED OFF ITS BRUTAL FINALE
for VOX
Reviews
little evil
for The verge
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IRREPLACEABLE YOU
for THRILLIST
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Dunkirk
for /film
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The 2018 golden globes
for vice
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RECAPS OF THE TERROR, THE ALIENIST
for NYMAG/VULTURE
MISCELLANY
I am working on a feature film screenplay about an itinerant preacher, and a short film screenplay that is an adaptation of a Korean folk tale.
STILL LOOKING?
You can find a complete collection of my writing here.