Jesse Hassenger

Jesse Hassenger is a writer and editor whose film, TV, and pop-culture criticism has appeared in The A.V. Club, GQ, Decider, Inside Hook, The Guardian, Polygon, The Daily Beast, Vulture, and Paste Magazine, where he is currently Associate Editor for the site's movies section. He is also co-host of The New Flesh, a podcast about horror movies and the horror lifestyle, and co-creator of The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast. A member of the Online Critics Society and the Critics Choice Association, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter, and assorted physical media.

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Where Have All the Big-Screen Comedies Gone?

On "Shotgun Wedding," "You People" and a movie genre unfairly relegated to streaming

Cecily Strong Was an All-Time “SNL” Great

Strong, the longest-running female cast member in its history, took her final "SNL" bow on Saturday

Have We Finally Gotten Sick of Movies About the Magic of Cinema?

"Empire of Light" is the latest in a slew of movies about the power of film. But do we really need the reminder?

Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” Is More Oddity Than Masterpiece

Here’s what to expect from the Netflix film, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig

Anya Taylor-Joy Is the Heart of Horror-Comedy “The Menu”

The actress serves as audience surrogate in the film, which skewers the pretentious fine-dining world

“Causeway” Is a Return to Form for Jennifer Lawrence

But why do Lawrence the serious actress and J-Law the movie star have to be two separate things?

Amy Schumer Hosted the Best “SNL” of the Year So Far. Why Didn’t Anyone Care?

In 2015, there was skepticism over whether "SNL" could do her work justice. Things are very different now.

What Quentin Tarantino’s List of “Perfect” Films Reveals About Youth and Moviegoing

Are we all biased towards the movies that came out when we were young?

The Rock, George Clooney and the Art of Bouncing Back From a Superhero Flop

Sometimes even the most box office-friendly star has a hard time launching a franchise

“Bros” Is Groundbreaking, But Not in the Way You Think

Whether or not you buy that it's the "first gay rom-com," Billy Eichner's film is refreshingly sex positive

Where Does “Saturday Night Live” Go From Here?

After its biggest cast shakeup in decades, the long-running sketch show enters a period of uncertainty

Does "Don't Worry Darling" Still Work When We Ignore All the Gossip Around It?

Unfortunately, the off-screen drama is more compelling than the Olivia Wilde film itself

“Clerks III” Highlights What Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater Have in Common

The latest "Clerks" sequel retroactively turns the whole series into Smith's answer to Linklater's "Before" trilogy

“Barbarian” Offers a Delightful Twist on Horror Movie Conventions

The tale of an Airbnb rental gone wrong has plenty of tricks up its sleeve

“The Invitation,” “Day Shift” and the State of the Vampire Movie

We live in a post-"Twilight" world where bloodsuckers don't really need to be scary