In the 2011 New York media and literary scene, Gawker was a juggernaut, Twitter was ascendant (and still kinda fun!) and print media, while hanging on by its fingernails, mattered. It is this fleeting moment that Alexandra Pechman’s feature directorial debut, Magazine — which will premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery section on Sept. 11 — deftly captures in all of its awkwardness and glory. The movie centers on an eager intern and aspiring poet, played by Lily McInerny, who spends a summer at a literary magazine, Platen, that is equal parts aspirational and pretentious. She embarks on ill-fated romances and…
