Claim: David Edelstein is credited with coining the term "torture porn," a genre to describe such movies as Hostel and Saw, and has previously been a film critic for Slate (1996–2005), NPR's Fresh Air (2002-2018), the Vanity Fair, The Village Voice, and The Boston Phoenix.
Evidence: He is also credited with coining the term "torture porn," a genre to describe such movies as Hostel and Saw. He has previously been a film critic for Slate (1996–2005), NPR's Fresh Air (2002-2018), the New York Post, The Village Voice, and The Boston Phoenix. His work has also appeared in The New York Times' Arts & Leisure section, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Variety, and Esquire, among others.