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Title:
Former Critic
Education:
Stanford University
- Darren Franich is a former critic at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2023.
- He joined EW in 2009.
- He was previously an assistant editor, contributor, and customer service manager at McSweeney's Publishing.
Experience
Darren Franich joined Entertainment Weekly as a critic in 2009. He reviewed TV shows, movies, music, and books, in addition to cohosting a podcast and radio show. He left EW in 2023.
He previously worked at McSweeney's Publishing as an assistant editor, contributor, and customer service manager.
About Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning entertainment news organization launched in 1990 with the aim to delight and inform with smart and funny content that leaves the reader as the most knowledgable pop culture fanatic in the room. Want to know more about us? There's a link for that.
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