Other comments here indicate that originally there was an inaccurate claim about an actress co-hosting the podcast with the director, and after people pointed that out it got edited, which then left this later sentence implicitly referring to text no longer in the article.

Leftist, per the review above (although it was in scare-quotes).

pair’s disdain for a generation of self-appointed web sleuths with no self-awareness comes out in the dialogue between their heroines

I hadn’t heard about any of the latter. Although my impression is that most people (including me) though that series got much worse as it went on. I also never thought it would get a second season, because the finale seemed like a conclusive wrapping up left that didn’t leave much more to do.

in actuality there is no eugenics “of benefit” to the human race. It literally generates inequality

Perhaps even an idiot can one day attain self-awareness.

Sometimes it seems that life just isn’t fair.

Not even Staten Island?

I thought Mario was originally from New York and just visiting the Mushroom Kingdom.

I’m indifferent toward this movie as a whole, but why is it called “True Story”?

I tend to skip past usernames, so it took me a bit to understand.

I would counter that recommendation, it’s overrated. Even its last/best season isn’t that great.

carnival geek turned sham psychic

I thought it was “VP of Tits”.

It did at least confirm the villainy of Leni Riefenstahl:

I didn’t read the article because I haven’t seen the film, but I wonder if those offspring included Mollie Israel.

It was all the rage not too long ago:

Kevin Smith wishes he could make a superhero movie. And almost did (as a writer), with Jon Peters producing.

It does seem notable that with this, Cruella & Last Night in Soho there are three big films this year sort of about fashion.

Silent Light > Prometheus. No scientist/astronauts taking off their helmets to bring an unknown species up to their face.