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Manuel Betancourt

Manuel Betancourt is a freelance writer based out of New York. He earned his PhD delving into the history and cultural significance of queer fandom. He’s a pop culture enthusiast interested in media representation. You can follow his musings at @bmanuel and his work over at mbetancourt.com.

Mike Nichols’s Disappearing Act

"Becoming Mike Nichols" feels like part of a posthumous retrospective that attempts to return to Nichols the critical plaudits that greeted his early career...

MANUEL BETANCOURT

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Being Brando

Stevan Riley's documentary "Listen to Me Marlon" is an examination of Marlon Brando, a rare vanity project that arrived 11 years after the actor's death....

MANUEL BETANCOURT

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Whose Criticism? On A. O. Scott’s “Better Living Through Criticism”

"What has to happen in a person's life for them to become a critic, anyway?"...

MANUEL BETANCOURT

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