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"The best video essay source on the web." (Roger Ebert) This is a web site built around original video essays and critical, personal writing about movies, TV, music, comics and whatever else interests its contributors. Co-founded by Matt Zoller Seitz, TV critic for New York Magazine, and Ken Cancelosi, it is published by Seitz and Cancelosi and overseen by editor-in-chief Kevin B. Lee and managing editor Max Winter.

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VIDEO ESSAY: Who Should Win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

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This year’s Supporting Actress field features talented young sensations and accomplished veterans. Who deserves to come out on top?

By Kevin B. Lee
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January 24, 2013 9:32 PM
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