Dana Stevens

Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic and a co-host of the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast. She is the author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century.

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The Oscars’ Incredible Knack for Being Wrong

Despite a history of embarrassment, the Academy has somehow managed to hold on to its prestige.
- Dana Stevens
- April 2023 Issue
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Excuse Me If I’m Not Ready to Unmask

Early on in the pandemic, I vowed to set a high standard for COVID-19 avoidance.
- Dana Stevens
- May 19, 2021
Najeebah Al-Ghadban

Hollywood’s Secret History of Sexuality

David Thomson’s fascinating, and frustrating, tour of gay subversion and female oppression in American movies
- Dana Stevens
- March 2019 Issue