Reuben Baron
Expertise
Studio Ghibli, Guillermo Del Toro, His Dark Materials
- Reuben is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and regular attendee of the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
- At Looper, he writes movie reviews, frequently covers major film festivals, conducts interviews, and writes features.
- For over a decade, Reuben has presented on panels at Anime Boston and the Arisia sci-fi/fantasy convention.
Experience
Reuben Baron (he/they pronouns) is a writer, actor, Tomatometer-approved critic, and general nerd with a particular interest in animation. Roger Ebert praised Reuben's movie review LiveJournal when Reuben was in high school, which inspired him to get into professional writing work. They are a member of the EPIC Players theatre company and the author of the coming-of-age anime convention dramedy webcomic "Con Job: Revenge of the SamurAlchemist," available on Tapas. Reuben has over a decade of writing experience and has also been published in Paste Magazine, Anime News Network, The Verge, io9, CBR, and JewishBoston, among other websites. Their original screenplays have been placed in writing contests, including the Austin Film Festival, StoryPros, and WeScreenplay competitions.
Education
Reuben Baron studied film at Bard College, taking classes from such prestigious directors as Kelly Reichardt and So Yong Kim.
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Stories By Reuben Baron
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The social media embargo for "Captain America: Brave New World" has been lifted, and the first wave of reactions are not exactly encouraging.
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If the mind-bending "Donnie Darko" is your kind of sci-fi cult classic, here are 13 others that will fry your brain and make you question reality.
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For its 2025 Super Bowl ad, Squarespace tapped an actor who's both a Marvel superhero and (probably) one of the biggest DC villains of all time.
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The first trailer for Marvel's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" has gone down well, but some fans are convinced that the posters were made with AI.
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"Invincible" Season 3 keeps up the energy from previous seasons with the help of its amazing voice cast.
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Anyone who's in a relationship knows the importance of choosing the right date night movie. Here are some excellent options for you to choose from.
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Not only are most of these movies not very good, but they also contain some of the worst lines of dialogue ever spoken on the screen.
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2025's "Wolf Man" delivers some impressive moments of slow-burn body horror, but it falls short compared to the original classic film.
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Playing Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ adaptation of "Nosferatu" was a challenge for Bill Skarsgård. In fact, the experience may have changed him forever.
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"Squid Game" Season 2 is now available to stream on Netflix, and it doesn't disappoint. Here's everything you need to know about that shocking ending.
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There was no shortage of great anime moments that happened over the course of 2024, but these are our picks for the best ones of the year.
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Many people assume that a certain film classic is the first movie ever shown in color, but they're off by at least 30 years.
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"The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" is epic with great animation, but it's missing the fantastical elements we've come to love with the franchise.
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There are several new science fiction movies coming out in 2025, and some of them are follow-ups to existing films. Here's every sci-fi sequel heading your way.
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2024 saw fewer movies released than in a typical year, but it still offered audiences some amazing film experiences - here are the 15 best.
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Most of "Secret Level" feels like an assortment of video game advertisements, though there are a couple of standout elements.
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He may live in a pineapple under the sea, but SpongeBob SquarePants still gets visited by Santa Claus. We've ranked every "SpongeBob" Christmas episode.
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"Creature Commandos" is an enjoyable time, but it could have used an extra spark to make it stand out against creator James Gunn's earlier work.
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From pioneering hits that changed television forever, to modern classics that took streaming platforms by storm, we've ranked the greatest cartoons of all time.
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Despite its subpar opening episodes, "Dune: Prophecy" has enough going for it that it could build into something special.
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YouTube TV has a plethora of good movies that you can watch for free, and we've listed 15 of the best, as well as the reasons you should watch them.
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While Tom Holland has become a massive star through playing Spider-Man in the MCU, the young actor has also faced his share of adversity.
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From feared pirates to fiery superheroes, some of the strongest anime characters out there are Black. We've ranked the most powerful Black anime characters.
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By the end of the first season, the talented actors and snappy dialogue can't quite save "The Franchise" from exhaustion.
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Francis Ford Coppola's passion project "Megalopolis" looks like it's going to be a financial disaster. Here's why the ambitious film bombed so hard.
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"The Wild Robot" is worthy of acclaim not just for its gorgeous animation, but for its heartfelt story and emotional ending.
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"Heretic" merely seeks to provoke - and to entertain. On both levels, it's a sinfully sweet success.