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Eddie Strait is a member of the Austin Film Critic Association. His reviews focus primarily on streaming entertainment, with an emphasis on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other on-demand services.

Eddie Strait

‘3%’ is one of Netflix’s biggest shows—but is it any good?

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

The 'Pitch Perfect' stars practice choreography in an original practice video

Watch Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and ‘Pitch Perfect’ costars rehearse in a new behind-the-scenes clip

Danielle Ransom is a journalist who has worked as a researcher for CNN, NBC&#8217;s KXAN-TV, CBS&#8217; KEYE-TV.

Danielle Ransom

Entertainment

Rihanna’s all-time best tweets, ranked

Gillian Branstetter is a reporter and essayist who specializes in the intersection of technology, LGBTQ issues, and privacy. In April 2018, she joined the National Center for Transgender Equality as a media relations manager.

Gillian Branstetter

A person wearing a transgender flag as a cape at the Women's march in Washington D.C.

11 trans-inclusive documentaries you can stream right now

Unclick

Netflix’s ‘Erased’ is a thrilling Japanese drama that doesn’t waste a second

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

Josh Homme apologizes for kicking photographer Chelsea Lauren

Queens of the Stone Age frontman kicks female photographer in the head

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

Christine Friar

Someone’s been watching ‘A Christmas Prince’ 18 days straight—and Netflix is concerned

HBO’s ‘Meth Storm’ goes to the frontline of the drug war

Chris Osterndorf is an entertainment reporter and movie critic based in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in cinema from Chicago’s DePaul University. His work has appeared on the Daily Dot, Mic, the Script Lab, Salon, the Week, xoJane, and more.

Chris Osterndorf

‘Dark’ is a gorgeous but plodding Netflix experiment

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

netflix documentary cuba and the cameraman

Netflix’s stunning ‘Cuba and the Cameraman’ is 45 years in the making

best netflix documentaries : Saving Capitalism

Netflix’s ‘Saving Capitalism’ is a crash course on American inequality

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.