Jacob Oller
Jacob Oller
Culture, Criticism, Writing
 

Jacob

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I'm a writer and editor based in Chicago. I come from the south, where I studied programming and film at the University of Oklahoma before heading to DePaul University to get my master's degree in media studies (focused on queer studies and multimedia adaptation). Whether it's popular or deeply weird, I'm on it.

I've written about film, TV, books, and video games for outlets like The Guardian, The A.V. Club, Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Playboy, Vanity Fair, Interview Magazine, Forbes, The Outline, and RogerEbert.com. I’ve also covered conventions (New York Comic Con, San Diego Comic-Con, C2E2), sets (AMC’s The Terror, Amazon’s Utopia), and film festivals (Tribeca, Los Cabos, CIFF, Ebertfest). Starting with San Diego Comic-Con 2020, I began moderating panels featuring filmmakers and actors like John Rhys-Davies, Stephen Moyer, and Casper Van Dien. My first short fiction was published in the collection Curtains in 2021.

My previous roles in the industry include years spent writing news and features for SYFY WIRE, reviewing TV for Paste Magazine, and leading Paste’s film coverage as its Movies Editor. Now, I’m the Film Editor of The A.V. Club. Below you can find samples of my work, but if you'd like to see all of it, you can find it here.

 
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Reviews

Hollywood // The A.v. Club

Saturday Night Live // LA Times

Jurassic World Dominion // Paste Magazine

Tomb Raider // The Hollywood Reporter

Silence // Film School Rejects

Warcraft // RogerEbert.com

 

Interviews

Joe Dante // SYFY

Heather Graham // Interview Magazine

PETER STORMARE // PASTE MAGAZINE

Jon Bernthal // Paste Magazine

MARTIN LANDAU AND PAUL SORVINO // PASTE MAGAZINE

Hans Zimmer // Film School Rejects

GRANT IMAHARA // SYFY

MATTHEW LILLARD // SYFY

Omar Epps // RogerEbert.com

Eric Appel // Playboy

 

EVent Coverage

Los Cabos International Film Festival // RogerEbert.com

C2E2 // SYFY

San Diego Comic-Con // SYFY

New York City Comic Con // SYFY

Tribeca Film Festival // Paste Magazine

Chicago International Film Festival // Chicagoist

EbertFest // Vague Visages