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Matt St.Clair lives and breathes the world of cinema with his specialties including genre movies, LGBTQ+ cinema, and Oscar season. His writing has been published in various places including AwardsWatch, Roger Ebert, Polygon, Filmhounds Magazine.

Matt St. Clair

X-Men

10 X-Men That Deserve the Live-Action Treatment

Connor Lightbody (he/him) is a Scottish film critic, programmer and writer. He is an avid film festival attendee that you can find sipping aperol on the Venice Lido each year while ranting about how good Magic Mike XXL is.

Connor Lightbody

(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2025 MARVEL.

Movies

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Marvel Playing Safe With Back to Basics Crowd Pleaser

Ethan Kaye (he/him) is a writer/editor/book hoarder. He is scared of the Loch Ness Monster.

Ethan Kaye

Music

Marvel’s Movie Music Tells You Who Their Audience Is

Ian Carlos Crawford is an anxious writer and podcaster with MFA in nonfiction writing. He loves Buffy, X-Men, Scream, and pugs. His writing has appeared on sites like GQ, BuzzFeed, NewNowNext, and other random corners of the internet. He hosts the queer pop culture podcast Slayerfest 98 and cohosts the horror podcast My Bloody Judy.

Ian Carlos Crawford

Yelena Belova, sad and happy and on a ledge

Thunderbolts*

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Yelena Belova

Brett White (he/him) is a pop culture journalist and editor-in-chief of Pop Heist. Prior to this, he was a senior reporter/producer for Decider for seven years. Prior to joining Decider, he covered pop culture for Comic Book Resources, Marvel.com, and MTV News. His areas of expertise include Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Drag Race, classic sitcoms, Sam Neill, unexpected thirst traps, and unlikely menswear icons.
In his spare time, he cohosts the podcast Must Have Seen TV and is writing his first book: a biography of <a href="https://www.haydenrorke.com/">Hayden Rorke</a>.
He also lives out his feminine fantasy as <a href="https://www.barbhardly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barb Hardly</a>, his drag queen alter ego.
His hobbies include spending way too much money on action figures, swimsuits, and fashion accessories. He currently lives in Queens with his handsome husband and two large, orange cats.

marvel cinematic universe

10 X-Men That Deserve the Live-Action Treatment

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Marvel Playing Safe With Back to Basics Crowd Pleaser

Marvel’s Movie Music Tells You Who Their Audience Is

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Yelena Belova

That ‘Thunderbolts*’ Asterisk Is Marvel’s Best-Kept Secret in Years

Heist Guide: Thunderbolts

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episodes 5-6 Recap: Murder By Numbers

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Premiere Recap: Heaven Is Knowing Who You Are

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