Eleven months ago, movie blogger Devin Faraci resigned from his post as the editor in chief of the popular film site Birth.Movies.Death. after a woman accused him of sexual assault. Now, Faraci is resigning once again following reports that the critic had been quietly rehired—unbeknownst to his alleged victims and the larger Alamo Drafthouse community. The Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse is led by CEO Tim League , who oversees the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain, Drafthouse Films' distribution company, the distribution shingle Neon, and is also the co-founder of the genre film festival Fantastic Fest. Alamo Drafthouse owns Birth.Movies.Death. Faraci was a controversial figure long before his accuser's allegations against him went viral. In the words of a Sept. 12 Pajiba article , "This came after years of terrible behavior wherein Faraci developed a reputation as a bully and generally unpleasant individual. The sexual assault allegation was a tipping point for an industry who had tolerated his terrible actions and words for many years." While Faraci's reviews and social media posts were often those of an elusive "male ally"—he praised Wonder Woman , bemoaned the lack of female directors in the film industry, and is a self-described "feminist"—in practice, he was a… Read full this story
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