Are you enjoying our super-sized Supporting Actress Smackdown season? We've already discussed 1947 and 1981. Because you were all clamoring for 2002 to be covered this season we're pulling out the razzle dazzle with a panel as merry as those murderesses of Chicago. Yes, in the upcoming Smackdown we'll be talking about that musical as well as Kathy Bates in the hot tub in About Schmidt , Meryl Streep stoned in Adaptation, and the saphhic literary-triptych The Hours. So start rewatching those flicks. Now, let's meet the panel.
PLEASE WELCOME IN ALPHA ORDER ...
JOEL KIM BOOSTER
Joel Kim Booster is a comedian and writer. As a performer he can be seen in NBC's Sunnyside, Hulu's Shrill, and the upcoming season of HBO Max's Search Party. For television he's written for Big Mouth, The Other Two and Billy on the Street. He thinks credits are gauche though, and is looking forward to wow'ing you with his hot, hot takes. His favorite movies are My Best Friend's Wedding, Children of Men and Parasite. As a prank he likes to tell people Sandra Bullock deserved it. [Twitter | Instagram]
MATT ROGERS
Matt Rogers is a comedian, writer, actor and producer best known as the co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast and Gayme Show! on Quibi. He has written on shows such as The Other Two and Netflix’s upcoming Q-Force, and has acted in shows such as Shrill, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens and Our Cartoon President [Twitter | Instagram]
JAZZ TANGCAY
Jazz Tangcay is Artisans Editor at Variety and her work can be found there. Previously, she has written for Awards Daily and Awards Watch. You can find her Oscar predictions at Gold Derby. She couldn't pass up the Smackdown. She had to say yes. [Twitter | Instagram]
EMILY VANDERWERFF
Emily VanDerWerff is the critic-at-large for Vox. Before that, she was the TV editor for The A.V. Club. She's the co-author of the book Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files and the co-creator of the audio fiction podcast Arden. [Twitter | Instagram]
BEN YAHR
Ben Yahr is an actor and internet personality based in New York City. You might recognize him from one of his viral videos or you might recognize him from the Applebees on Fulton St. At the moment, Ben is probably on the couch with his pitbull Ogden, watching The Golden Girls, and eating some variety of smoked fish. [Twitter | Instagram]
HOSTED BY...
NATHANIEL ROGERS
Nathaniel is the creator and owner of The Film Experience. He is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association ("Critics Choice") and The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics ("GALECA") and a longtime Oscar pundit here at TFE. His writing has also appeared at other publications including Vanity Fair, Vulture, Slate, Towleroad, and Winq.
If you are a working actor, a renowned critic, film historian, a novelist, or an arts professional of some kind, chances are good that he has meant to invite you to a Smackdown panel, or would if he happened to know you were obsessed with supporting actresses. [Twitter | Contact | Instagram]
THE SMACKDOWN OF 2002 ARRIVES WEDNESDAY JUNE 17TH.
Until then get to watching those movies when you need a break from real world strife and sending in your ballots!