Jared Marshall

Jared Marshall is one of the two principal owners of SMACK. Jared and Aaron’s friendship, partnership, and shared interest in all things pop culture continues to be a major touchpoint in SMACK Media’s content slate and future plans. Capable of offering valuable insight on everything from geopolitics to horror movies, Jared’s writing is informed by his academic tenure spanning both journalism and social outreach, his open-minded approach to life, and a vested interest in music and visual mediums.

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We Took the Crazy Succession Personality Quiz That’s Destroying the Internet

"That was about as choreographed as a dog getting fucked on roller skates.”
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Call Me If You Get Lost (3/11)

Check out our review and podcast on Tyler the Creator and his dominating show at the Scotia.
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A breakdown of how one of Netflix’s greatest achievements unfortunately fails to stick the landing.
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Four years after the acclaimed Be the Cowboy, Mitski returns with an electropop opus about the plights of modern living.
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PREVIOUSLY WRONG: Ozark S04 Part 1

With its phenomenal mid-season finale, Ozark’s final season is proving that it stands alone against comparisons to other great television.
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PREVIOUSLY WRONG: Succession Season Finale Pulls Off One of the Best Episodes of the Century

Even by the show’s high standards, “All the Bells Say” is lights out from start to finish.
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Don't Kink Shame: Titane and its Deconstruction of the Automobile

In Julia Ducournau's Palme D'or christened body horror masterpiece, Titane takes what the car represents and embeds its meaning into a harrowing yarn of internalized misogyny.
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A retrospective look at Frances Ha and how two people’s love for French New Wave and each other gave us one of the last great comedies.
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Though a solid release from a group that’s capable of near perfection-- it’s hard not to feel a bit cheated.
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Editor in Chief Jared Marshall gives Elliot Smith's watershed sophomore album a celebrated retrospective review.
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