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Dec 9, 2024

Make Fascists Unf*ckable Again

Filmmakers skewer fascism with satire and tragic heroes. But what happens when audiences miss the point?

Christopher Mintz-Plasse as a skeezball in “Promising Young Woman”

Evan Engel

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Mar 12, 2019

We Didn’t “Lose” Amazon’s HQ2

Or, “Don’t Get Upset, Mike!”

We Didn’t “Lose” Amazon’s HQ2

Evan Engel

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Mar 22, 2017

Why I Left Vocativ

Yesterday I left Vocativ, the news site where I’ve worked since August of last year. I’ve included the text of my resignation letter below…

Why I Left Vocativ

Evan Engel

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Oct 23, 2016

You Hate Black Mirror’s Best Episodes

Black Mirror is enjoying a resurgence ahead of its long-awaited return this week, and with good reason. The show offers rich critiques of…

You Hate Black Mirror’s Best Episodes

Evan Engel

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Jul 27, 2016

To Win, Hillary Must Eat a Garbage Plate

2016 has been a campaign like no other. Outsiders have upended the established order, party stalwarts have decried their own nominees, and…

To Win, Hillary Must Eat a Garbage Plate

Evan Engel

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May 26, 2016

No One Should Play James Bond

There’s a wonderful moment in the opening of GoldenEye, the 1995 Bond film that brought Pierce Brosnan into the series. The scene finds…

No One Should Play James Bond

Evan Engel

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Jan 23, 2016

‘The Force Awakens’ Means We Don’t Have to Care About Star Wars Anymore

I spent December in another world. For a month, it seemed that the whole world cared, and had always cared, about Star Wars. For a month…

‘The Force Awakens’ Means We Don’t Have to Care About Star Wars Anymore

Evan Engel

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Jul 14, 2015

How Sony Could Win (Some Of) the U.S. Smartphone Market

I’ve been using my Sony phone (a Z1 Compact) for about a year, and I’m continually shocked by two things:

How Sony Could Win (Some Of) the U.S. Smartphone Market

Evan Engel

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Apr 12, 2015

The Mad Men “Spoiler” Hidden in a Museum Exhibit

I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Was it possible that Weiner had let such important secrets slip? Had he finally screwed up?

The Mad Men “Spoiler” Hidden in a Museum Exhibit

Evan Engel

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Nov 29, 2014

Everything Wrong with the New ‘Star Wars’ Teaser

Star Wars is an epic tale about a personal drama, not the other way around.

Everything Wrong with the New ‘Star Wars’ Teaser

Evan Engel

Evan Engel

Writing media criticism and analysis because Star Wars isn't nerdy enough. My other medium is video. Let’s talk. linktr.ee/evanengel

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