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  • Sam Fragoso

    Sam Fragoso (@SamFragoso) is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Playboy, NPR, Grantland, and elsewhere. He's also the founder of Movie Mezzanine. A book of his interviews with emerging filmmakers, Talk Easy, will be published by The Critical Press in 2016.

    Latest articles by Sam Fragoso

    The debaters prepare.

    How the riveting Vidal v. Buckley debates paved the way for an era of idiotic TV punditry

    opinion Vidal and Buckley didn't simply want to outsmart each other; they wanted to pummel the other into submission

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    • They Came Together

      They Came Together director David Wain loves a good romantic comedy

      feature The writer/director's latest film is both a parody and a loving tribute to the genre

      By Sam Fragoso Last updated 8 January 15

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      Want better film criticism? Stop rewarding the trolls.

      feature The attention lavished upon laughable reviews freezes out the good work that's being done elsewhere

      By Sam Fragoso Last updated 8 January 15

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    • Film Websites

      10 under-the-radar websites every film buff should know about

      feature These blogs routinely produce some of the most insightful work around

      By Sam Fragoso Last updated 8 January 15

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