Justin Chang
Chang at the2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Southern California, U.S.
Education	University of Southern California (BA)
Occupation	Film critic
Years active	2004–present
Awards	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism (2024)

Justin Choigee Chang is an Americanfilm critic and columnist currently working atThe New Yorker. He previously worked forVariety and forLos Angeles Times. His 2023 reviews at theTimes won the 2024Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.^[1][2]

Justin Chang graduated from theUniversity of Southern California in 2004.^[3][4] Chang first became interested in film critique while in high school because he found it fascinating that intelligent people could have very different reactions to films.^[5]

Chang was hired byVariety magazine in 2004,^[6][7] and became a senior film critic for the magazine in 2010 before being promoted to its chief film critic in 2013.^[6][4] He is the author of the bookFilmCraft: Editing.^[8] In 2016, he joined theLos Angeles Times, where he remained until 2024, when he joinedThe New Yorker.^[4][9] He is a regular contributor to theNPR programsFilmWeek andFresh Air.^[4]

Chang is the chair of theNational Society of Film Critics and the secretary of theLos Angeles Film Critics Association. In 2014, he received the inauguralRoger Ebert Award from theAfrican-American Film Critics Association.^[4] While accepting the New Generation Award forCreed at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards ceremony in January 2016, American film director and screenwriterRyan Coogler praised Chang for his contributions to criticism.

Chang won thePulitzer Prize for Criticism on May 6, 2024, for his articles published during his final year with theLos Angeles Times. His selection of work was led by anopinion piece that defended British-American film directorChristopher Nolan's decision to avoid depictions of theatomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in his filmOppenheimer (2023).^[2][10]

Chang produces an annual "best-of-the-year" movie list, thereby providing an overview of his critical preferences. His top choices were:

• 2013:Before Midnight^[11]
• 2014:Boyhood^[12]
• 2015:The Assassin^[13]
• 2016:Silence^[14]
• 2017:Call Me By Your Name^[15]
• 2018:Burning^[16]
• 2019:Parasite
• 2020:Vitalina Varela^[17]
• 2021:Drive My Car^[18]
• 2022:No Bears^[19]
• 2023:All of Us Strangers^[20]
• 2024:Close Your Eyes^[21]

Chang is aChristian.^[22]

• Chang, Justin C. (2011).FilmCraft: Editing. Focal Press.ISBN 978-0-240-81864-1.OCLC 757148890.

• Justin Chang atIMDb
• Justin Chang at NPR

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