Justin Chang is a film critic at The New Yorker. He specializes in the film industry and filmmaking, providing insightful reviews and commentary on cinema for NPR's "Fresh Air" and other notable publications. Chang is a 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism and has been featured in various outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and Slate Magazine.
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Justin Chang’s focus on film reviews and entertainment news indicates a strong interest in coverage related to the movie industry, including individual films, actors, and directors. Pitches regarding new releases, interviews with filmmakers or actors, or stories about upcoming events in Los Angeles' vibrant entertainment scene may resonate with him.
Given his emphasis on local coverage of Los Angeles and California as well as international historical topics like WWII-era Amsterdam, pitching ideas that combine these elements could be especially effective. For example, stories about local film festivals featuring international cinema or profiles of Californian talent involved in historically themed productions might catch his attention.
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When Gregg Araki brought his new movie, I Want Your Sex , to this year's Sundance Film Festival, it felt like a long-overdue homecoming.
Olivia Wilde plays an artist who initiates a wildly inappropriate sexual relationship with her younger employee. But between the sex scenes, there are thoughtful conversations about age and intimacy.
The protagonists of two films, an Anthony Bourdain bio-pic and a drama about a neglected poet, find themselves struggling with their writerly destinies.
Dave Green's film about Wile E. Coyote's quest for compensation sounds a note of zany triumph, having escaped, Road Runner-like, Warner's attempt to cancel it.
By: Justin Chang
The 39-year-old director Jane Schoenbrun has a wild imagination but a consistent theme: they're fascinated by the media obsessions that shaped some
In David Robert Mitchell's film, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, a family is endangered not only by dinosaurs but also by the director's penchant for Spielbergian nostalgia.
By: Justin Chang
A few years ago, I saw a quietly shattering debut feature called Test Pattern , from the writer and director Shatara Michelle Ford.
By: Justin Chang
Lauren (Dezi Bing), Z (Denée Benton) and Tasha (Sasha Compère) embark on a road trip in search of a fourth friend in
Transcript DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In the new film "Dreams In Nightmares," three friends go on a cross-country road
I recently read an insightful article titled Centralised Housing Data Bank Needed by National House Buyers Association (HBA) president Brig Gen Datuk Goh Seng Toh, which was published on Aug 1, 2026.
