Devin Faraci

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Devin Faraci
Born
United States
Occupation(s) Film critic, writer, blogger, podcaster
Spouse
Brittany Knupper
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(m. 2023;died 2023)​
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Devin Faraci is an American film critic, blogger, podcaster, writer and former editor-in-chief of the film website Birth.Movies.Death., previously known as Badass Digest, [2] and published by Alamo Drafthouse. [3] Faraci got his start writing for CHUD.com, he left in 2010 to form Birth.Movies.Death. with financing from Alamo Drafthouse. [4]

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In 2014, Faraci and film critic Amy Nicholson hosted a weekly audio podcast on Earwolf called The Canon . [5] Faraci has been featured in such films as Dylan Dog: Dead of Night [6] Jodorowsky's Dune [7] and Heckler . [8]

Controversy

Faraci stepped down as the head of Birth.Movies.Death. after being accused of sexual assault in 2016. [9] In 2017, Faraci was fired for a second time by Alamo Drafthouse after it was revealed that CEO Tim League quietly rehired Faraci as a copywriter 10 months after the sexual assault allegations. [10] Faraci later said he felt suicidal after the assault charges were made. [11] Faraci was interviewed about his sexual assault charges for the 2018 PBS television series MeToo, Now What? about the MeToo movement. [12]

Later life

In February 2018, Faraci revealed the start of a new cinematic website, Cinema Sangha, described as "film from an occasionally Buddhist perspective." [13] Faraci also hosts the podcast Marvelvision. [14]

Personal life

In 2023, Faraci wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post about how his life had been affected by his wife Brittany Knupper's cancer diagnosis. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Faraci, Devin (October 16, 2023). "Walking Brittany home: How my wife's cancer changed my understanding of death". The Washington Post .
  2. ↑ Faraci, Devin (May 1, 2015). "Welcome to BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH. Say goodbye to Badass Digest". Birth.Movies.Death. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "About". Birth.Movies.Death. 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (October 11, 2016). "Birth.Movies.Death Editor-in-Chief Devin Faraci Steps Down After Sexual Assault Allegation Surfaces". TheWrap .
  5. ↑ "Indie Focus: Movies that excite, 'Aloha' buzz and 'The Canon'". Los Angeles Times . May 31, 2015. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  6. ↑ headgeek (April 30, 2011). "Harry liked DYLAN DOG, but it is a small little fun genre flick". Ain't It Cool News.
  7. ↑ Asher-Perrin, Emmet (May 2, 2017). "Jodorowsky's Dune Didn't Get Made for a Reason… and We Should All Be Grateful". Reactor .
  8. ↑ Faraci, Devon (April 27, 2007). "There Are No Small Roles, Only Small Units". CHUD.com.
  9. ↑ Lang, Brent (October 11, 2016). "Birth.Movies.Death Editor-in-Chief Devin Faraci Steps Down After Sexual Assault Allegations Surface". Variety .
  10. ↑ Rahman, Abid (September 13, 2017). "Devin Faraci Parts Ways With Drafthouse a Second Time After Backlash". The Hollywood Reporter .
  11. ↑ Sharf, Zack (February 2, 2018). "Film Writer Devin Faraci Says He Was 'Suicidal' After Being Accused of Sexual Assault". IndieWire .
  12. ↑ Guthrie, Marisa (February 2, 2018). "Devin Faraci, Film Blogger Accused of Sexual Assault, Breaks Silence in PBS Series on #MeToo". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ↑ Dry, Jude (February 27, 2018). "Devin Faraci Launched Buddhist Film Website Following Sexual Assault Allegations". IndieWire.
  14. ↑ Seigh, Steve (November 8, 2024). "The Batman spinoff series focusing on Barry Keoghan's Joker is reportedly in the works". JoBlo.com.
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