Angelica Jade Bastién is an American essayist and critic. She is a staff writer for Vulture, where she has reviewed film and written television recaps since 2015. Bastién also frequently discusses horror and depictions of women and madness. She has published writing in The New York Times, The Village Voice, Harper's Bazaar, Criterion, and others.
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| Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Career
editBastién is a staff writer for Vulture, where she reviews film and television.[1] She has contributed writing to The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Village Voice, The New Republic, and other outlets.[2][3][4][5] Frequent topics of her analysis include feminism and representations of Black people in film and television.[6][7][8] She has a strong personal interest in the horror genre and the work of Keanu Reeves.[9] Bastién has cited Angela Carter, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin as the greatest influences on her work.[9]
Bastién's writing also explores depictions of women, mental health, and madness.[10] She has connected her personal experiences with mental illness to her criticism.[11] Bastién has named Now, Voyager as a movie that has great personal significance to her. She appeared on a 2018 episode of the podcast This Movie Changed Me, produced by On Being Studios, to discuss the film. The episode was named a 2019 Webby Award honoree.[12]
Personal life
editBastién was raised in Miami and her family is from Louisiana.[9][13] She is Afro-Latina.[8] She resides in Chicago, where she received her bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago.[3][14]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Organization | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | National Magazine Awards | Essays and Criticism | Selected New York Contributions:
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Nominated | [15] |
References
edit- ^ Kelly, Mary Louise (September 17, 2017). "Movie Review: Darren Aronofsky's 'Mother!'". NPR. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Bastién, Angelica Jade (April 16, 2017). "'The Good Fight' Season 1 Finale Recap: Trojan Horses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Ewell, Audrey (June 7, 2017). "On Loving — and Panning — Shows in Television's Renaissance Moment: A Report from the Split Screens Festival". Filmmaker. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Bastién, Angelica Jade (September 9, 2016). "On Femininity as a Prison in 'Laura' and 'Leave Her to Heaven,' a Great Noir Double Feature". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Bastién, Angelica Jade (October 5, 2016). "For Women of Color, the Price of Fandom Can Be Too High". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Bastien, Angelica Jade. "Detroit movie review & film summary (2017)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Wheeler, Andre (December 4, 2019). "'Make films where black characters don't die': Queen & Slim sparks debate over 'trauma porn'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Bastién, Angelica Jade (April 21, 2017). "The Empathy Machine: Why Moonlight Isn't Universal and That's a Good Thing". cléo. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c Prime, Sophie-Marie (March 11, 2021). "Know Your Critic: Angelica Jade Bastién, Critic at Vulture\/New York Magazine". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Read This: How Mary Harron made a feminist film out of American Psycho". The A.V. Club. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Blay, Zeba (July 21, 2016). "4 Black Women Writers Get Honest About Mental Illness And Race". HuffPost. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Honoree This Movie Changed Me: "Now, Voyager" with Angelica Jade Bastién". Webby Awards. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Bastién, Angelica Jade (July 12, 2019). "The Summer's Best Thriller Is a Movie About Home-Invading Alligators". Vulture. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Alumni Shorts". www.colum.edu. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Essays and Criticism 2022". American Society of Magazine Editors. Retrieved February 14, 2024.