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Julia Talakh

Contributing Writer

Julia – freelance writer. She is a huge fan of everything Damien Chazelle does. And Robert Eggers. And Luca Guadagnino. Well, it’s hard to pick one. Her main areas of interest are offbeat horror, large-scale TV dramas, and 2000s rom-coms. She loves well-thought-out characters who might make you throw the remote at the TV but won't raise any questions about their motivation – yes, Livia Soprano, we're talking about you. Julia's main activity while watching a movie or TV show is crying: at the magnificence of the moment when Théoden screams "Death!", at the opening song in La La Land, at the grand finale of Dark, and at Rust Cohle's monologues in True Detective. Experience Over 3 years in entertainment news as a contributing writer Organized the premiere and Q&A with the director of the film The Anger (2021) in Saint Petersburg Expertise & favorite media New releases Celebrity news Anime (Chainsaw Man, Berserk, Attack on Titan) Movies by Robert Eggers, Damien Chazelle, and Luca Guadagnino Education Bachelors' degree in Asian and African Studies, History of China (Saint Petersburg State University)

All articles by Julia → julia.talakh@startefacts.com Profile

Tatiana Santos

I'm no Aja Romano, but I try. Marvel, Supernatural, Star Trek, and everything fandom-related in between. If it's worth reading, watching, or listening to — I'm on it, and telling you about it. I've been at Startefacts since the actual beginning back in 2022. One of my early assignments was covering CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where I sat in a dark hall geeking out over Doctor Strange footage and thought: God, this is a dream job for me. Well, turns out — not THE dream job, per se. Entertainment journalism is hard, harder than ever in 2026, with AI threatening your integrity and your work ethic at every turn. But hey: I still try. I love what I do, and I love writing about the MCU, however shitty their movies have gotten over the last few years. I'm still in my chair in a movie theater when a new Nolan movie comes out, or a Guy Ritchie movie, or frankly any Statham movie. What I cover: the MCU and superhero cinema, long-running genre TV (Supernatural, Star Trek, and their fandoms), fan culture and how it shapes what gets made, action filmmaking and the directors who take it seriously. How I work: I watch the thing before I write about it — the whole thing, not the recap. I rewatch scenes when my memory isn't reliable, which is often. I check release dates, credits, production history, and source material against primary sources — press notes, the books, the people who made it — not the top-ranking aggregator. If I got something wrong, I fix it and say so in the piece. Where else to find me: Twitter/X — tips, corrections, and complaints about my Statham opinions all welcome.

All articles by Tatiana → tatiana.santos@startefacts.com

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