Kyle Saavedra
(He/Him)
New York
As seen in:
Substack,
The Rolling Tape
Covers:
Film Festivals | New Releases | Repertory Screenings
film critic | aspiring multi-hyphenate
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Music reporter for an independent online publication.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
News has to be attention-grabbing and quick now.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Carrie Bradshaw
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Placing news in context and in relation to the zeitgeist.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail is great!
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Richard Lawson, Hunter Harris, Anne Thompson, Alison Willmore, Ryan Lattanzio, Melissa Anderson, and Devika Girish
Why did you become a journalist?
I love telling other people about movies they may not have heard of and instigating critical thought about art.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the co-editor-in-chief of my middle school newspaper and yearbook!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pound the pavement!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Write about a movie I dislike only in favorable terms.
What's your favorite drink?
Iced Red Eye
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the theater (both movie and Broadway) or running in the park.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Vulture
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we only like artsy films...my favorite movie is Bring It On!
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