Writer & Essayist & Film Critic
Hey, y’all. I’m Angelica Jade Bastién. I am a writer, essayist, and film critic. I have been on staff at New York Magazine’s site Vulture since 2017. I have also written for many other publications including Harper’s Bazaar, Criterion Collection, and The Atlantic. Beyond writing, I have appeared on podcasts including New York Times’ Cannonball, The Bechdel Cast, Blank Check, and We Hate Movies, live TV, and documentary series like CNN’s Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022). In 2022, I was nominated for a National Magazine Award (ASMEs) for three pieces I wrote at Vulture. I am available for freelance writing, podcasts, panel moderation, lectures, public speaking, and more. You can read more about me on the ‘about’ page.
I can be reached at madwoman@angelicabastien.com
Selected Writings
Black Actresses are Carrying One Battle After Another, Vulture
The Black Heart of Double Indemnity, Essay included in the Criterion Collection release
Open Your Fucking Heart: Why I Loved Disclosure Day, A Review and Rant in 17 Notes, Madwomen & Muses newsletter
Brad Pitt Is Fooling You, Vulture
Jennifer Tilly Outsmarts Them All: in Conversation, Vulture
The Silence Is The Loudest Part of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, Vulture
The Underground Railroad: The Wound and The Remedy, Essay included in the Criterion Collection release
Film Is In Its Own Existential and Material Crisis, Timothée, Madwomen & Muses newsletter
Isabella Rossellini Profile (2021), Harper’s Bazaar
