Jesse Hassenger is a writer, editor, and critic based in Brooklyn. He is an associate movies editor at Paste Magazine and contributes regularly to Polygon and Inside Hook. His other work has appeared at the A.V. Club, where he was a contributing writer for nine years; SportsAlcohol.com, where he also has a podcast; Vulture; The Week; Nylon; and GQ. He also co-hosts The New Flesh Podcast, a podcast about horror movies.