Team - Film Inquiry

Aaron Berry

A writer of fiction and criticism, and English student based in Baltimore. Berry’s aspirations of becoming an animator/filmmaker started young. It was a high school film studies course that shifted their interest to wanting to discuss them. They maintain a growing list of favorite films, ranging from Ingmar Bergman’s Persona to Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive.

Aaron Gates-Lincoln

Aaron is currently a Social and Political Sciences student at the University of York and is working towards doing a Masters degree in Journalism. He has a passion for Film and Television, and enjoys nothing more than cosying up to binge-watch a TV series all in one night instead of sleeping.

Aaron Hunt

Aaron lives in Brooklyn, NY, works as a cameraman in the film industry, and has writing featured in Filmmaker Magazine, American Cinematographer, etc.

Dana Aklilu

Growing up in the Seattle area, Dana spent her childhood frequenting Hollywood Video and Blockbuster, watching whatever VHS or DVD she could get her hands on. Despite being told that sitting too close to the TV will damage her eyesight, Dana, believing that they didn't know what they were talking about, ignored the advice. Dana has now worn glasses for several years. Her pronouns are she/her.

Adam Dawson

Adam is from the north-east of England, where he splits his time unequally between films, TV, and books.

Adam Evans

Adam is a filmmaker based out of Philadelphia, PA and a contributing writer for Film Inquiry. His work includes award winning shorts "The Witmans" and "Pine Tree"

Adam Mock

Spent most of my life watching and discussing movies. Writing is a way to keeping the conversation going with the rest of the world.

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Adriana Gomez-Weston

Adriana is Georgia born, North Carolina raised, and now California surviving. A fashion school defector, Adriana now spends her a lot of her time writing about film and life. Some of her other passions include solo travel, food, and bargain shopping. Her work has been seen on sites such as Film Inquiry, Film School Rejects, Reel Honey, and CC2K. You can see her more of her work on thecinemasoloist.com.

Akemi Aiello

Akemi is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and still cannot write a proper biography. She has a B.A. in Cinema Studies with a minor in Producing and has no idea what she is going to do with that. She loves comedy in all of its forms and wants desperately to be a stand-up comedian but has stage fright and all of her writing is incredibly sad. She hopes to one day to be a film professor because trapping a bunch of people to listen to her talk about movies all day would be a dream come true.

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Alex Arabian

Alex Arabian is a freelance film journalist and filmmaker. His work has been featured in the San Francisco Examiner, The Playlist, Awards Circuit, and Pop Matters. His favorite film is Edward Scissorhands. Check out more of his work on makingacinephile.com!

Alex Lei

Alex Lei is a writer and filmmaker with a BA in Film with a minor in Philosophy from Montana State University, focusing his thesis on post-Stalinist Soviet filmmaking. Currently based in Baltimore, MD, he's a fan of Russia, cowboys, and sometimes Russian cowboys.

Alex Lines

Alex is a 28 year-old West Australian who has a slight obsession with film.

Alex Nguyen

Alex Nguyen is a film and music writer based in New Jersey. You can find his writing on film at Spectrum Culture, Collider, and Inverse among others.

Alexander Atienza

Alexander Miller

Massive film lover. Whether it's classic, contemporary, foreign, domestic, art, or entertainment; movies of every kind have something to say. And there is something to say about every movie.

Alexandra Hepworth

Alexandra James

Alexandra is a freelance writer and academic pursuing her Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies. She is currently based in Los Angeles.

Alexandra Lobel

Alexandra Lobel is a writer, script supervisor, and avid lover of all things film and television. She is currently finishing her degree in Television, Radio, and Film from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, all while continuing to watch virtually every rom-com ever made.

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Alexandre Thiebaut

Alexandre Thiebaut is a part time writter, a full time entrepreneur and a cinema lover. Born in the same city as the cinema, he studied the Art at the cinema Lumieres of Lyon before relocating to the UK where he manages two companies in the wine industry.

Alexia Amoriello

Alexia (also known as Lexi) spends an alarming amount of time at the movies. When she's not working or writing, she's probably at the movies. When she's not at the movies, she's probably at home watching movies with her dog. Follow her on Letterboxd here: https://letterboxd.com/lexiamoriello

Alexzandria Windley

Alex has an unhealthy obsession with classic films.

Alice Murray

I'm Alice. I'm a writer, blogger, film nerd, determined dreamer, foodie, vino inhaler and reality TV nut. I have ambitions to become a crazy dog lady in the very near future - www.welcometothelabyrinth.wordpress.com

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Alissa Humphrey

Alistair Ryder

Alistair is a 25 year old writer based in Cambridge. He has been writing about film since the start of 2014, and in addition to Film Inquiry, regularly contributes to Gay Essential and The Digital Fix, with additional bylines in Film Stories, the BFI and Vague Visages. Because of his work for Film Inquiry, he is a recognised member of GALECA, the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics' Association.

Amanda Garrett

Amanda Garrett is a freelance writer with a passion for classic films. You can catch her writing reviews and features at Film Inquiry or at her website, Old Hollywood Films.

Amanda Jane Stern

Amanda Jane Stern is an actress, writer, and director from New York City. She received her BA in Film, Television & Interactive Media and Theater Arts from Brandeis University. She loves regaling whomever will listen with her endless lists of fun facts and knowledge of film history. Follow her on twitter and instagram @amandajanestern

Amanda Mazzillo

Amanda Mazzillo is a writer with an MFA in Dramatic Writing from SCAD and a BA in Writing & Linguistics and Film Studies minor from Georgia Southern University. She enjoys writing comedy and exploring all forms of media. Her Twitter name is a bad pun: @mazzillofirefox

Amanda Nix

Amanda is a film student from California.

Amanda Winstead

Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland area with a background in communications and a passion for film and directing. Along with writing she enjoys traveling, reading, working out, and going to concerts. If you want to follow her writing journey, or even just say hi you can find her on Twitter.

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Amina Abdel-Halim

Amina is a twenty-four year old journalist living in Cairo, Egypt. When she isn't watching or writing about films, she works hard to keep the public informed (and fund an expensive movie-going habit).

Amy Smith

Amy Smith is a film student who reviews and talks about film and TV on filmforthought.co.uk. Her favourite genres are horror and action.

Amyana Bartley

Amyana Bartley is a screenwriter and producer. Her company, Queen B. Productions, supports filmmakers of all walks, interested in creating thought provoking, moving projects. As her company grows, she will create "real jobs" for any talented artist, in front of and behind the screen, who is passionate about making a difference using the art of film.

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Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson is a writer, editor, and film critic who is also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival. She is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and runs her own site, A Reel Of One's Own. She has no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

Andrew Emerson

Andrew Emerson is a University of Chicago student. His high school English teacher once asked him to read a batch of Roger Ebert’s reviews for class, and he’s been fixated on the idea of writing about movies ever since. You can follow his attempts to pursue this obsession at http://filmwatcher.net/.

Andrew Humphreys

Andy is a media & communications graduate living between London and Glasgow. He has a passion for all things related to film, but has a keen interest in the horror, coming-of-age and crime genres.

Andrew Stover

Andrew Stover is a film critic/writer from the Chicagoland. His film & TV reviews can be found on Film Inquiry & Film Threat.

Andrew Winter

Lives by the sea in south-east England, with his wife, kids and cats. You are cordially invited to check out his film and comics-flavoured website - andywinter.online - and follow him on Twitter @andywinter1

Andrew Young

Andrew Young is a freelance writer on film and culture from Manchester, UK. If you like his writing, Andrew also runs a more informal film website at reeltime.blog

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Angela Carlton

Angela Taylor Trott

Angela Trott is a PhD Film researcher from the UK who divides her time between film watching, writing, teaching, and tea drinking in equal measure.

Angelique Jewell

Anissa Harvey

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Arlin Golden

Arlin is an all-around film person in Oakland, CA. He received his BA in Film Studies in 2010, is a documentary distributor and filmmaker, and runs Drunken Film Fest Oakland. He rarely dreams, but the most frequent ones are the ones where it's finals and he hasn't been to class all semester. He hopes one day that the world recognizes the many values of the siesta system.

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Arun A.K

A writer from Mumbai, India

Asher Luberto

Based in sunny San Diego, Asher Luberto has only been writing film criticism for a short time, but has reviews published for The Entertainer, FOX, NBC, and Screen Anarchy. Though his time as a critic has just begun, his love for movies dates back as far as he can remember. He also is a firm believer that Andrei Tarkovsky is the greatest Director of all time. And as of now, no one could convince him otherwise.

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Bailey Jo Josie

Bailey Jo is a visual journalist currently living near Seattle. Along with obsessively watching movies, she enjoys creating art, playing guitar, and trying to get some sleep.

Barbara Williamson

Barry Levy

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Becky Kukla

Becky spends her days working in TV and she spends every other minute writing about cinema, TV & feminism. Based in London, she also likes drinking gin, re-watching 'The X Files' and writing about on-screen representation and all manner of things over at femphile.com

Ben Linford

Digital Media Program Coordinator and Professor at Southern Utah University and Southwest Technical College; M.Ed.; Author at Labyrinth Learning and Film Inquiry. Passionate educator of film theory and history. World-class nerd with a wide array of interests and a deep love for many different fandoms.

Ben Roden

Ben's milkshake is unisex and brings everyone to the yard. He'd love to give you more information about it but doesn't work pro bono.

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Benjamin Hollis

Documentary lover, influencer and everything in between. Founder and editor of Documentary Weekly. The best stories are always true.

Benjamin Wang

Ben is a former student of cognitive science who is currently trying to improve his writing style and ability to understand and appreciate films containing unfamiliar perspectives. He tries not to hold films to a strict set of criteria, but does believe that strong movies can change your outlook on the world. His favorite films include Whisper of the Heart, Hellzapoppin', Foolish Wives, 42nd Street, and the work of Charlie Chaplin.

Beth Walters

Aspiring film writer who loves to debate and discuss film matters with anyone and everyone, passionately enthused by Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher, Film and Television graduate. Currently based in the UK, hoping for a future in professional film journalism and always watching new releases alongside old classic titles.

Bethan Highgate-Betts

Bethan Highgate-Betts is a freelance writer and film maker from the UK. She has been commissioned to create short films by organisations such as The BFI, Doc Next Media and Fringe Arts Bath, as well as having her short films screened around the country. She loves watching, writing about and talking about film, and is currently undertaking the Women In Film LA #52FilmsByWomen challenge 2016!

Bethany Gemmell

Bethany Wilson

Currently residing in Toronto with big dreams of working in the entertainment industry. Lover of all things cinema, Ethan Hawke and posting everything I eat to Instagram.

Blake I. Collier

Blake I. Collier hails from the flatlands of the Texas Panhandle, but currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife and son. He draws lines (and the occasional circle) for his day job. He has written for various websites mostly about horror and film, but occasionally about the other various facets of existence. He is co-host of So Grosse Such Pointe Much Blank, a podcast focusing specifically on the 1997 film, Grosse Pointe Blank. He, also, has a chapter on QAnon and the 2008 film, Martyrs, in Toxic Cultures: A Companion from Peter Lang Publishing. You can reach him at [email protected].

Blake Crane

Blake is a freelance writer, editor, and professional film critic based in Chicago, IL. He has a degree in Film Studies from the University of Iowa, and continues to be an ardent student of cinema. Find more of his works at BlakeCrane.com.

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Bree Duwyn

Bree is a journalism major living in Toronto. She is a passionate cinephile with a love for 70’s music and can be found in any nearby bookstore. Bree aspires to travel and share her love of story telling while embracing inclusivity in her writing.

Brent Goldman

Full time advertising copywriter, part time Jake Gyllenhaal stan. Always waiting for a new film from Benh Zeitlin.

Brian Brems

Brian Brems is an Associate Professor of English and Film at the College of DuPage, a large two-year institution located in the western Chicago suburbs. He has a Master's Degree from Northern Illinois University in English with a Film & Literature concentration. He has a wife, Genna, and two dogs, Bowie and Iggy.

Brian Walter

Brian Walter is a college professor by day and a hopelessly sleepy college professor by night. His work has appeared in a variety of literary and film studies publications, and he appears as an 'old coot' interviewer with a magic camera in the final chapter of Donald Harington's final novel, "Enduring." He lives a short walk from the St. Louis Zoo with his remarkably patient, loving wife and a quirky assortment of canine and feline familiars.

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Brianna Zigler

Brianna Zigler is a 23-year-old film journalist based in the Philadelphia suburbs and an alumni of Penn State University. She is a staff writer for Screen Queens, has bylines in Reel Honey Mag and Much Ado About Cinema, and has had a short story published in the horror literary journal Hinnom Magazine. She loves bad movies, Twin Peaks, and her pet parrot.

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Bryan Loy

Bryan is a 21-year-old Film & Media Studies student and Delta Kappa Alpha (National Professional Fraternity for the Cinematic Arts) member residing in Washington, D.C. He would rather be watching a movie than not watching a movie, and he once held the original film negatives for "Frankenstein" (1931) in his hands.

C.J. Prince

C.J. Prince is a freelance film critic and film festival programmer from Canada. He currently lives in Paris, France.

Cai Ross

Lapsed scriptwriter and dad, currently failing to encourage my children to watch black and white films. Alter-ego: a mild-mannered restaurateur in north Wales. Have been writing about films and food for three years in magazines like Cinema Retro and The Chap, and on websites like HeyUGuys.com and Taste of Cinema. Obsessed by cinema in all its forms.

Caitlin Kennedy

Caitlin's lifelong love of films began with being shown "Rosemary's Baby" at way too young an age. She has been an online content creator since 2014, across a wide array of outlets and subjects. Described as "amazingly and beautifully ruthless," Caitlin resides in Austin, TX and her love of writing on film is only matched by her appreciation for good bourbon and the works of John Carpenter.

Carmen Paddock

Film and television writer published at Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Skinny, Screen Queens, One Room With a View, and FlipScreened. Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again is a cinematic masterpiece.

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Caroline Staśkiewicz

I'm film and tv series lover from Poland. I run movieandtvseriesgeek.wordpress.com Even if people say that, movie is bad, I still want to watch it and give an opinion.

Carson Mlnarik

Carson Mlnarik is an entertainment journalist and social media coordinator in New York City. He loves movies, Taylor Swift, and iced coffee. For more musings, follow him at twitter.com/carsonmlnarik.

Charlie Nicholson

Charlie Nicholson has written about films and other media since 2015, and is approaching his third year studying Film and English Literature at the University of East Anglia. His work can be found on New Game Network, The Independent and Concrete. When he's not expanding his coming-of-age library or buried in a video game, you'll probably find him working on some diorama inspired by eighties-era fantasy. He's also never quite managed to shake his childhood fear of the Gmork. Follow him @Charcolson

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Cherokee Seebalack

Cherokee is a 20-something human from London, UK. She has a morbid fascination with Justin Bieber, is a collector of cute hats and watcher of bad Asian rom-coms and B-movies. She can usually be found in her fortress of solitude - lying in bed with a comic book in hand. You can check out more of her writing at www.cherokeeseebalack.tumblr.com. Jim Jarmusch is her hair inspiration, Tahar Rahim is her forever-film crush and one day she hopes to be as cool as Marlon Brando.

Chloe Walker

It took me a while to discover the wonderful world of cinema, but once I did, everything just fell into place.

Chris Cassingham

I used to work in politics but film has always called to me. Now I'm putting my love of the art form to use! I love social thrillers, coming-of-age tearjerkers, and pitch black comedies. The Coen Brothers, Olivier Assayas, Ingmar Bergman, Kelly Reichardt, and Andrew Haigh speak to me on a spiritual level. Enjoy!

Chris Compendio

Chris is a 23 year old writer and filmmaker. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, he was the Vice President of the university’s Film Club, and attended the Sundance Film Festival in 2015 and 2016. His favorite writer/directors include Paul Thomas Anderson, the Coen Brothers, and Quentin Tarantino. He probably watches too much Marvel stuff. You can find more of his written content, podcasts, and videos on Bad Haircut Productions.

C.H. Newell

Chris is a B.A.H. graduate with a concentration in pre-19th century literature from Memorial University of Newfoundland. His short stories have been published in The Cuffer Anthology Volumes VI & VII, as well as upcoming stories in new anthologies from Centum Press (One Hundred Voices & One Hundred Voices Pt. II) and Science Fiction Reader. A short screenplay of his titled "New Woman" is currently being produced, to be shot in 2017; it is a female-led dramatic horror, a period piece set in 1888.

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Chris Watt

CHRIS WATT is a screenwriter, novelist and film critic. A graduate of the University of Northumbria in Newcastle, Watt has contributed reviews and articles to FLICKFEAST, SHOW THE SHARK, DEATH BY MOVIES and THE BEARD EMPORIUM and was formerly the Senior Film Critic for WATCH THIS SPACE FILM MAGAZINE. His screenplay, MANIFEST, was produced and released by Charlatan Films in 2015. He was shortlisted in 2014, for the Shore Scripts Short Screenplay Competition, for his screenplay EVEN GOD GETS MAD IN THE TEMPLE. His first novel, PEER PRESSURE, was published in 2012. You can follow his word based ramblings at his site: https://thechriswatt.wordpress.com/ and on twitter @thechriswatt Watt lives and works in the North-East of Scotland.

Chris Worrall

Based in the UK and currently embarking on postgraduate research in Sheffield, Christopher has been writing prolifically about film for as long as it has taken him to alienate many old friends. Having previously written an award-winning column for a student newspaper, he is delighted to be a part of the excellent Film Inquiry team. He may love and analyse Inception a little too much, but he does have a broad appreciation of most things cinematic.

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Christina Tucker

Christina Tucker is a NY-based production assistant and wannabe screenwriter.

Christine Gerardi

Christine is a software engineer currently working in the animation industry. Hates Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Loves Star Wars. Writes at hackingcinema.com

Christopher Connor

Christopher Connor completed his B.A. in Film and Media Studies and his minor in Italian Studies at UCSB. While in school, he won several awards and scholarships for his screenplays and academic writing. They include the Paul N. and Elinor T. Lazarus Scholarship, the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Award, and the Alexander Sesonske Prize, among several others. If he’s not busy writing, he enjoys reading, watching films, and eating lots of vegan pizza.

Cian Tsang

Freelance writer based in London. Pacino fanboy and trash connoisseur.

Cher Lalo

Even though she shares her name with two famous singers, Ciara "Cher" Lalo can't sing a tune to save her life but enjoys escaping rooms and passing as an film and art student at Syracuse University. Yes, she does believe in life after love.

Cindy Sibilsky

Cindy Sibilsky is a writer, journalist, and multimedia entertainment producer with a strong focus on meaningful global cultural exchange. As a producer, she has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, across the USA, and worldwide. As a writer, her hundreds of in-depth explorations about arts, culture, and travel can be seen in numerous publications, including internationally, where some are translated into Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. She is a regular contributor for Broadway World, American Theatre Magazine, StageBiz, Anime News Network, The Beirut Times, JRock News, and others. Cindy acted as curator, guest editor, and lead writer for the May/June 2019 special edition of American Theater Magazine on Japanese Contemporary Theatre. For a more extensive biography and to see some of her projects, please visit: www.injoyentertainment.com

Clement Tyler Obropta

Film critic, Ithaca College and University of St Andrews graduate, head of the "Paddington 2" fan club.

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Coby Kiefert

Hello, I'm Coby Kiefert! I am a reviewer from Savannah, GA. I'm most passionate about independent horror, dark comedy, and teen coming-of-age films. However, I'm open to all types of cinema. I'm excited to be writing for this website.

Corey Hughes

Corey is a Welsh wizard and self-proclaimed cinephile with a love for all things film related, who holds a degree in Film and Media Communication. Ooo, fancy.

Crockett Houghton

Crockett is a writer and a fan of everything film. He lives on a mountain in the middle of nowhere, away from everyone else, just the way he likes it.

Dallas Marshall

If there is one word that can sum up Dallas Marshall, it would be weird. He is a strange fellow who is also a writer, anime nerd, and film buff who can also talk for hours about mythology and out-there literature. He has been sighted at local used bookstores perusing for horror books and manga. He has also written a book about Japanese animation called Anime Adrenaline! Which can be found on Amazon. You can also catch him on his own website at www.Dallasthewriter.com

Dani Cooper

(he/him; bisexual) I'm a 21 years old guy with depression and social anxiety who found his voice in cinema and writing. I love writing, I don't consider myself as a good writer but as long it helps me to socialize and people like it I will continue to do so. I don't state that my opinion is the only righteous one, I can be biased and naggy but I always open to susprises and give EVERY movie I watch a chance.

Daniel Cohen

Daniel Cohen is a film critic who reviews films. Obviously. He has a BA in English and studied Screenwriting at UCLA. His favorite movie is The Empire Strikes Back, but thinks Rocky is the greatest screenplay ever written. Out of all the movie characters in existence, he's probably most like Chas Tenenbaum. You can also find his writing at www.thepopbreak.com. Follow him on Twitter @dcohenwriter.

Daniel Palmer

Daniel is a writer based in Sheffield, UK. He has contributed to sites like HeyUGuys, The Shiznit, Sabotage Times, Roobla, Column F and The State of the Arts. He has a propensity to wax lyrical about Film Noir on the slightest provocation, which makes him a hit at parties. The detritus of his creative outpourings can be found at waxbarricades.wordpress.com.

Daniel Smith-Rowsey

Smith-Rowsey is author of "The Netflix Effect," "Star Actors in the Hollywood Renaissance," and many articles about cinema, media, and all that jazz. He also teaches, blogs, makes films, and writes songs that become music videos.

Danny Anderson

Danny Anderson teaches English at Mount Aloysius College in PA. He tries to help his students experience the world through art. In his own attempts to do this, he likes to write about movies and culture, and he produces and hosts the Sectarian Review Podcast so he can talk to more folks about such things. You can find him on Twitter at. @DannyPAnderson.

Darryl A. Armstrong

Darryl A. Armstrong works in marketing and advertising and writes about pop culture. He is the co-creator of the Cyber Shorts Film Festival, and his work has been featured in Bright Wall/Dark Room, Rise Up Daily, and Image Journal's Arts & Faith Top 100 Films list. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his two children.

Daryl MacDonald

Former film student from Scotland turned writer and film reviewer.

David Fontana

David is a film aficionado from Colchester, Connecticut. He enjoys writing, reading, analyzing, and of course, watching movies. His favorite genres are westerns, crime dramas, horror, and sci-fis. He also enjoys binge-watching TV shows on Netflix.

David Kahen-Kashi

David Kahen-Kashi is a writer living in Washington, D.C. and studies Literature at American University. He is also the Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Eagle and a writer at Movie Rehab. Mr. Kahen toils away at many things, most of which involve sitting in darkened theaters with strange humanoids.

Debbie Lawrie

Scottish cinephile & feminist, with a Masters in Film & Television Studies; currently based in Canada. Read more at http://debbiewritesreviewshere.com

Deborah French Frisher

Deborah French Frisher writes interviews, cultural & social criticism, screenplays, plays, and poetry. Her short film script Elder Lust placed as a finalist in the 2019 WiM CAMERADERIE Initiative.With experience as a director of short films and long form theater, her 2020 resolution is to engage in community with her work by sending it out towards publication and production.

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Demetri Panos

I grew up watching a little Movie Review show on PBS called SNEAK PREVIEWS. It was hosted by Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. Every week I’d tune in to watch them talk movies. Sometimes they agreed. Sometimes they didn’t. And that was ok! Sometimes I agreed with Ebert. Other times I agreed with Siskel. And that too was ok! I loved how they talked about movies. There was a passion behind it. They didn’t hate to hate and not every movie they liked was great. It made me a better movie watcher and even a bigger movie fan! At the tender age of 5, I got hooked on the movie going experience. I’ve been reviewing movies since 1987. First on WBCN Radio. A year or so later I wrote capsule reviews for The Boston Phoenix where my work was edited by famed movie critic Peter Keough. I left the publishing world to take a job working for Universal Pictures. It was my very first studio gig and it was in the Distribution Department. It was a position in its infancy; Exhibitor Relations. I got to work with movies like: JURASSIC PARK, SCHINDLER’S LIST, ARMY OF DARKNESS AND SCENT OF A WOMAN. I kept my hand in helping out with WBCN Screenings and while I took a break from reviewing movies, I NEVER stopped talking about them. I moved to Los Angeles in 1996. My first job: Costume Department Production Assistant on Robert Zemeckis’s CONTACT. I got my very first screen credit. You can find my name under staff assistants—just don’t blink! In 2000, I returned to the world of Distribution. Working at LIONSGATE I oversaw Exhibitor Relations, Box Office Reporting and Analysis. A decade later, I hopped over to Technicolor where I helped usher in the theatrical digital age. It was there where I had the privilege of helping Maria Menounos and Keven Undergaro get their movie, SERIAL BUDDIES, polished and ready to go into AMC Theaters. Keven & Maria owned a Podcast Network-THE POPCORN TALK NETWORK and asked if I’d like to be a host on a movie review show, Anatomy of a Movie. So, in 2013 I was pulled back into the reviewing world. I brought to the table a much better perspective and history of movies along with a wealth of experience working in the movie industry. Today, with well over 500 movie dissections and interviews, my humble experience afforded me acceptance into the Hollywood Critics Association. I bring that insight and background to THECINESCOPE.COM. A website for Movie Fans who appreciate when Movie Reviews mattered and were more than just 150 characters. I hope you enjoy THECINESCOPE.COM and whether you agree or disagree, that’s OK! – Demetri Panos

Derek Sanchez

Derek Sanchez is a writer with a B.A. in Film Studies from San Francisco State University. While he enjoys writing his own films, he enjoys analyzing them to the smallest detail just as much. He runs his own film blog with an incredibly awesome name, Supermassive Film Stuff. However, his Twitter name is incredibly unoriginal.

Derek Sharp

Born in 1997, I'm trying to do my best with this life thing. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English and Anthropology. I cry at musicals. I'm going to film school now. I'm still unsure if Donnie Darko is too edgy, or actually not edgy enough. I've been writing about film for three years. I'm still waiting for those lambs to stop screaming.

Derrek Greene

Derrek is a film enthusiast from Buffalo, NY. When he's not busy fighting crime or rescuing kittens, he works as a designer for an automotive manufacturer. His favorite way to unwind after a long week is with a new movie or an old favorite. From Alice in Wonderland to The Avengers, from Zorro to Zoolander, let's talk film.

DeShawn Hill

American-born Actor, Writer and Filmmaker. 27 years of age. Movie-head. Fan first.

Diana Tuova

I am a critic, writer and researcher, passionate about writing and the cinema of Ozu, Tarkovsky, Bresson and Buñuel, but also interested in exploring such diverse genres as sci-fi, horror, animation and documentaries, letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SpotlightonFilm/

Diego Andaluz

A Latinx writer with cerebral palsy, Diego Andaluz is the co-creator and producer of ClapperCast: The Global Film Podcast, and is currently writing for Film Inquiry, Awards Watch, and Clapper Ltd. A filmmaker as well, he has produced, directed, edited, and shot numerous award-winning short films (including the viral horror short, Dante: A Replication) in isolation. Currently, apart from covering the festival season, Diego is writing a feature length screenplay based on his short, Dante: A Replication.

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Dorian Griffin

Hi! I'm a Film Critic and Cinephile from Buffalo, NY. My favorite Director is Michael Bay, my favorite movie is Moonlight and the Hannibal tv series is one of the greatest works of art ever made!

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Editorial Staff

All articles contributed by people outside of our team are published through our editorial staff account.

Edwin Winarto

I am a 20-year old who's a huge freak of movies. I keep myself open to film choices, watching every genre except horror movies. I am currently studying at Petra Christian University majoring in English Creative Industry.

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Emily Laytham

Kentucky-based Journalism, Political Science and Creative Writing grad who thinks Jaws is the best.

Emily Steele

Filmmaker, Writer and Feminist based in the UK.

Alex Wheeler

Alex is a film addict, TV aficionado, and book lover. He's perfecting his cat dad energy.

Emma Snape

Emma is a brand new graduate of Oberlin College, where she studied religion, cinema studies, and gender, sexuality, and feminist studies. She likes holding dogs like human babies, supporting women in film, enjoying superhero movies unironically, and potted plants. Catch her on twitter for hot takes on whatever's in her Netflix queue.

Eoghan Crabbe

Has a soft spot for Hammer Horror films and is constantly looking to further his knowledge of cinema.

Eric D. Bernasek

Eric D. Bernasek lives on the island just north of the island that is Montreal. He thinks too much and writes too little. He is currently working on a book about movies from your childhood: "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?" – Authority and Rebellion in Movies About High School.

Eric Suchyta

Erwin Kamuene

lover of film

Eugene Sun Park

Eugene is a filmmaker working in both experimental and narrative forms. His films have screened at festivals, micro-cinemas, and on broadcast television, including Chicago Underground Film Festival, Athens International Film + Video Festival, Athens Digital Arts Festival (Athens, Greece), DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, Korea Expat Film Festival (Seoul, Korea), Anthology Film Archives, Portland Art Museum, and on Time Warner Cable.

Eve Sullivan

Evi Lodge

Evi Lodge is a writer and avid cinema-goer based in The Netherlands. When she's not writing about movies she can be found working on her debut novel, reading books, going to concerts, or playing video games on her Nintendo Switch.

Manon de Reeper

Faisal Al-Jadir

I'm a film journalist and independent filmmaker who fell in love with cinema at a young age. I also love writing about comics, literature, podcasts, television and video games. I'm just as content watching a movie about a giant killer pig terrorising the Australian outback as I am with one that features a catholic priest in crisis.

Felix Baldassi-Winderlich

Frances Maurer

Frances is a graduate of film and digital media from California. She enjoys watching and expounding theories on cinema, especially when experimental or directed by women. In her spare time she enjoys reading short stories and writing queer fantasy.

Frank H. Wu

Frank H. Wu is William L. Prosser Distinguished Professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law, where he has taught on film and law; he previously served as Chancellor & Dean at the institution. He has been published everywhere from the New York Times and Washington Post to the Chronicle of Higher Education and National Law Journal to Huffington Post, and he writes regularly about photography for 35mmc. He is a fan especially of 1970s paranoid thrillers.

Frank R Koncilja

Frazer

I'm a creative writing graduate who likes horror and things which are politically and socially conscious. When I want to escape reality, I watch Edgar Wright films. I also read a lot.

Fred Kay

I am a zoology student based in Falmouth, Cornwall with a ferocious passion for film. I studied film at A Level and got an A, I have been logging everything I watch since late December in 2015. I attended Cannes Film Festival for the first time in May 2019 and covered all of the films I saw there.

Gareth Schoonover

I'm a recent graduate of Bard College, where I earned a B.A. in French Studies. Film figured prominently in my final year, and I'm currently chasing that interest, reviewing, researching, watching, and loving.

Garrett Brown

Garrett (They/Them) loves film, theatre, and believes a public library is the soul of a community. Garrett graduated from Pacific University with a B.A. in Anthropology, with minors in Theatre, and Gender and Sexuality Studies. They perform and create art in Portland, Oregon.

Gene Fallaize

I am a motion picture & television Director & Producer, and owner of production company Cupsogue Pictures.

George Nash

Connoisseur of cereals, advocate of annoying alliterative attempts to attract attention, George pretends to know a thing or two about Film & Television. So much so, that he occasionally rustles up some barely-coherent sentences about it. But before you take his words as gospel, it’s probably worth knowing that he considers 13 Going On 30 to be this century’s underrated masterpiece.

Georgia-May Stone

Hi! I'm Georgia and my alter ego is Psycho Cinderella. I love to write scripts, poetry and fiction mostly of the psychological thriller genre...or at the very least, at least something containing dark or violent elements. Think Brett Easton Ellis meets Sylvia Plath... I love to watch, write and talk about film, analyse and explore different view points and learn more about film theory. My only real talent is obsessing...

Gerald Camp

Gus Edgar-Chan

Gus is a 3rd year English Lit and Creative Writing student who loves everything film and still doesn't understand why he didn't study that instead. He is the co-editor for Venue, the arts supplement of his Uni's newspaper, and has written for Little White Lies, ScreenRant, Dog and Wolf, BritFlicks and Outline Norwich.

Happy Lee Del Canto

Chilean. Living in Buenos Aires. Currently on book #4. Melomaniac, cinephile, books, & tea. Premature gray hair. Likes succinct by-lines as you can see, but in real-life, she can talk her way into and out of most anything.

Harry Kingscote

Brighton student who loves all forms of film. Happy. Ex-Godard addict. Watches so many films. About to start degree in Film Studies. Thinks the first 10 series of The Simpsons is the greatest cultural output of any civilisation. Have a nice day.

Hassan Soubhi

Hayden Cornmell

Hayden Welch

Lover of all things cinema, Hayden Welch is a Chicago-based film student and writer at DePaul University. He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who appreciates Twin Peaks, Bob Dylan, and all things outlandish.

Hazem Fahmy

Hazem Fahmy is a poet and critic from Cairo. He is an Honors graduate of Wesleyan University’s College of Letters where he studied literature, philosophy, history and film. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming in Apogee, HEArt, Mizna, and The Offing. In his spare time, Hazem writes about the Middle East and tries to come up with creative ways to mock Classicism. He makes videos occasionally.

Hector G. Magana

Heidi Honeycutt

Heidi Honeycutt is the most important journalist in the world.

HN Hoffmann

Hollie Wong

I'm a 20-something year old avid film fan who loves to write about all things film. I'm from the UK. A random list of my favourite film stuffs include: David Fincher, Inglorious Bast**ds, Juno, The Social Network, Jurassic Park, Pride, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Julianne Moore.

Holly Edwards

Holly is a final year film/journalism student currently living in Queensland, Australia. She is an all-around movie enthusiast, though currently her favourite directors include Wes Anderson, Martin McDonagh, and Alfonso Cuarón.

Holly Wyatt

Ian LeWinter

Isaac Marquez

Raised off of thrift-store VHS tapes and bootleg Mexican DVD's, I had a love for film ever since I was a young kid. Now a slightly older kid, I work on and make short films locally.

Ivan Brea

Ivan Brea is a contributing writer for Film Inquiry and a current master's student in Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is particularly interested in Mexican cinema, melodramas, and the themes of reception and spectatorship.

Ivy Lofberg

Ivy is a freelance writer and film journalist in NYC and LA. Her passion for film started when her family brought home the entire video store from one of their supermarket chains. Her main interests lie in psychological horror and women & cinema. Her work has appeared in Film Inquiry, PopOptique, & Sordid Cinema. She's also a Programmer for the Bushwick Film Festival. More of her work can be found @ thefilmremedy.com

J.R. Kinnard

Seattle area film critic and aspiring screenwriter. My reviews can be found in The Seattle Times, PopMatters, Nonfics, Goomba Stomp, and Sound on Sight, just to name a few. Post-rock is kind of my obsession, so I'm probably listening to it right now...

Jack Alexander Hall

Jack is a recent MA Graduate from the film department at the University of Southampton. He has been writing about film and football casually since 2013, considering himself as an expert on the works of Akira Kurosawa, Park Chan-wook and Steve McQueen ; less of an expert on every other important director.

Jack Godwin

Jack is a writer working in London, spending whatever time he has left over watching, over-analyising, and talking about movies.

Jack Hawkins

I'm a film buff from South East England. I run Hawkensian.com, which comprises mostly film reviews but also various opinion pieces on history and politics.

Jackson Schreiber

DePaul University grad. Chicago based. Fan of horror and anything with great world-building.

Jackson Stern

Film student and enthusiast from Wisconsin. Lover of films of every kind but particularly an obsessor of the European New Wave.

Jacob Tiranno

Jacob Tiranno is a film critic and freelance journalist in Las Vegas where he has been reviewing films for over five years. He’s the resident movie reviewer for 98.5 KLUC, a member of the Nevada Film Critic’s Society, and a contributor for Film Inquiry. Some of his favorites include: It's a Wonderful Life, Harold and Maude, and almost anything from the silent film era. Jacob is also a wrestling fanatic, Batman enthusiast, and Buffalo (NY) native. You can find more of his work at www.ChasingCinema.com

Jacqui Blue

Jacqui Blue has a lifetime background in theater and writing. After achieving international acclaim with her first film Beautiful Births, she was one of 10 Directors selected by James Franco for his Master Class, "Sex Scenes". She went on to work with Jared Padalecki & T.O.N.E-z in her suicide awareness documentary, I Chose Life: Stories of Suicide & Survival and appears on-screen next to Lou Diamond Phillips in The Last Train. www.jacquiblue.net

Jax Griffin

Jax is a filmmaker and producer, and a film & tv production lecturer at the University of Bradford and is also completing a PhD about Stan Brakhage at the University of East Anglia. In the remaining "spare time", Jax organises the Drunken Film Fest, binges bad TV, and dreams of getting “Bake Off good” with their baking.

Jak-Luke Sharp

22. Film Critic and Journalist. Lover of Digital and Celluloid

Jake Leonard

PhD Student in Culture, Film and Media at the University of Nottingham Blogger at [email protected]

Jake Tropila

Movie lover & Los Angeles-based writer. BA in Film Criticism & Media Theory from CSU Northridge. Unofficial Bond ally. Rhymes with “tequila.”

James Cherry

Graduate of the University of Portsmouth with a first class honours degree in film studies. For the last few years I've been managing a cinema and sharing my opinion on films with anyone who will listen. Previously contributed to The London Film Review, The Cult Den, Screen Robot, and Movie Marker.

James Davie

James Maitre

James Maitre is a writer and director based in Falmouth. He has worked on numerous short films and screenplays during his time at University. James also ran the Falmouth Film Society during his studies, as its president for the academic year 2014/2015, this subsequently led to an award nomination for its improvements at the FXU Awards. Now graduated, James regularly podcasts and is pursuing a career in Film Writing, Exhibition and Filmmaking.

Janet Lee

Janet is a writer based in Salt Lake City. A strong advocate for underrepresented voices, she believes cinema is a transformative medium that challenges assumptions and creates diverse conversations.

Jarod Hector

Jason Ooi

Jason is currently a high school student living in California who doesn't do much outside of film-related activities. Sometimes he'll write non-film stuff, but those never really get finished. Check out his website at www.JasonWatchesMovies.com!

Javier Reyes

Javier Reyes is, among other things, a writer. He hails from the mythical land known as New Jersey, and is a fan of all things pop culture and sports. He's written for places like Nerdist, Mental Floss, and Film Cred with a master's degree in Appreciation of the 1997 Grand Masterpiece Face/Off. He also tends to joke around sometimes.

Jay Crosbie

Jay Ledbetter

Jay is just a dude who takes in an unhealthy amount of media of all types. Currently living in Atlanta, Georgia, he firmly believes that all movie theaters should have leather recliners, you eat popcorn too loudly, and if you don't put that cellphone away in 2 seconds you will learn the definition of frontier justice.

Jeff Peterson

Jeff is a firm believer in developing well-rounded interests. Along with watching movies, he also reads books he thinks could be adapted into movies and even, occasionally, watches TV. Right now, he is hard at work finishing up a degree in humanities and history and resides near the cultural mecca of Orlando, Florida, with his wife and two dogs. He’s also a regular contributor to the Deseret News and a wannabe food critic.

Jenna Payne

I’m a scrappy, DIY New Yorker who fell in love with movies at a young age. My first short film is the award-winning "Feline Frenzy," which screened at festivals, and I’m developing an Appalachian Godfather tale called “'Shiner” for television. The “‘Shiner” pilot script was nominated to the 2016 #WriteHerList and made the Hot 100 of Capital Fund’s Screenplay Competition. Aside from writing and directing, I have long advocated for gender, racial, and LGBTQ parity and representation inside and outside of the film industry. To that end, I created and run Cinefemme's Dinner with Dames as the Program Director. More information at www.jennapayne.com.

Jess Boswell

Jesse Nussman

Jim Crilly

Blogger (www.theconflictedfilmsnob.com), freelance writer and movie lover ever since watching David Hartman fly in a dirigible in 1974's "The Island at the Top of the World" at the local General Cinema (whose corporate bumper to this day raises the hair on the back of my neck). Eclectic movie tastes, as comfortable sitting through "Kingpin" (the Amish bowling one) as Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons." Fascinated by the more technical aspects of movie production and presentation. Full head of hair, very few greys.

Jim Dixon

Jim Dixon retired from practicing law not a moment too soon, and now works as a freelance writer and film critic. A lifelong and unrepentant movie geek, he firmly believes that everything you need to know in life you can learn at the movies. He lives in upstate New York.

Jim Ross

Jim (Twitter: @JimGR) has written about film since 2010, and is a co-founder of TAKE ONE Magazine. His written bylines beyond TAKE ONE and Film Inquiry include Little White Lies, Cultured Vultures and Vague Visages. From 2011-2014 he was a regular co-host of Cambridge 105FM's film review show. Since moving back to Edinburgh he is a regular review and debate contributor on EH-FM radio's Cinetopia film show. He has worked on the submissions panel at Cambridge Film Festival and Edinburgh Short Film Festival, hosted Q&As there and at Edinburgh's Africa In Motion, and is a former Deputy Director of Cambridge African Film Festival. He is Scottish, which you would easily guess from his accent.

Jim Robinson

John Mark Junkins

Hello! My name is John Mark and I'm the host of Junk About Movies on the Film Inquiry Podcast Network feed. I cover a wide variety of topics on the show, but tend to focus on Top 10 lists, deep-dive reviews, and games related to new releases, holidays, or the anniversaries of classics. Look for a new episode every Tuesday! Occasionally, I'll attempt to write articles, skits, and/or reviews on filminquiry.com

Jo Bradley

Jo is 21 years old, studying film and theatre at university in Sydney, Australia. She has been writing about movies since 2015 on her website scribblesofstageandscreen.com and has written for AussieTheatre.com, Blitz UNSW and Film Inquiry. She is currently the sub-editor of UNSW Tharunka Magazine. Her favourite movies include The Intouchables, Oceans 11, Chicago and The Grand Budapest Hotel. She is a proud supporter of Australian film, any movie that passes the Bechdel test, and any movie with Cate Blanchett in it.

Joe George

Joe George teaches English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. When not teaching about books, movies, and comics, he's writing about books, movies, and comics. He can be found at joewriteswords.com or @jageorgeii on Twitter, but he can never be found outdoors.

Joe Humfrey

A Film Student at The University of Warwick with a love for all things cinema. Especially interested in post-war Japanese cinema.

John Bizub

John Bizub is a 22-year-old film critic and has loved film for his entire life! When John is not watching and reviewing movies, he is listening to music, another passion for him, as well as playing video games!

John Kerber

John is a Sophomore at Haverford College and a lifelong movie fan. He plans to major in English with a Film Studies minor, and loves watching, analyzing, and writing about films.

John Stanford Owen

John Stanford Owen received his MFA from Southern Illinois University, where he also taught English courses. When JSO is not penning reviews and essays on cinema, he's reading and writing poetry, walking with his dog, or dancing to Radiohead.

Jonathan Coffman

Jonathan Coffman is a writer and editor from Lexington, KY. He is a graduate of University of Kentucky's journalism program. His entertainment writing has appeared on Stranger Beers but we don't talk about that anymore.

Joseph Aberl

Joseph is an Austro-American media and communications student currently living in Austria, who grew up with film most of his life. Having won a new appreciation of cinema as an art form and as an industry, he aims to learn as much about it as he can.

Joseph Dominguez

Joseph Dominguez is a Southern Californian with a degree in psychology and an immense love for pop culture.

Joseph Klingman

Joseph Klingman is a college student of the Peach State, a native of the Sunshine State, and the possessor of an ever-contemplative State of Mind. He spends his time on many hobbies in numerous media, but finds himself always picking about the wonderful worlds of film and storytelling.

Joseph McFarlane

Everyone has these really professional biographies and then I'm here - writing a monologue... I'm not that kind of critic who approaches a film as though it's in need of grading, I am not an examiner, a film is not a test. In fact, I believe that film is capable of teaching us about the most unbelievable things; things we might have otherwise never known. We are in a constantly expanding world of entertainment, a place where nothing creates just one opinion. We are inhabitants of cinema, each from our own place of origin. Our culture and our understanding of the world informs our reception of each and every film we see. Film criticism is more important than examining a film and simply grading it. We are constantly learning from one another; forever asking: what makes cinema great? and endlessly guessing what we think makes cinema not so great. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the films I write about (and the ones I don't), but I especially hope you enjoy reading about them.

Josh Martin

I'm a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For 8 years, I've edited the blog Martin on Movies. This is where I review new releases, cover new trailers, and discuss important news in the entertainment industry. Some of my favorite movies- Casablanca, Inception, Singin' in the Rain, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Nice Guys, La La Land, Airplane!, Skyfall, Raiders of the Lost Ark. You can find my other reviews and articles at Martin on Movies (http://martinonmovies.blogspot.com/).

Josh Sorensen

Josh is an Australian writer. He is an undergraduate at the University of Wollongong, staff writer for Film Daze, and contributor for Film Inquiry. He once cried in Cats (2019), but that was an accident.

Josh Williams

Film student in the historical city of York. Often found with a cider in hand.

Joshua Williams

Joshua Williams is a freelance film critic, he contributes to several different websites and is constantly on the search for more. His favorite directors include David Fincher, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, and Richard Linklater!

Jules Caldeira

Jules Caldeira is an Associate Editor for Film Inquiry based in Sacramento, CA. He's a drummer, part-time screenwriter, and full-time Disney history nerd who can be found on social media when he remembers to post, and can be contacted at [email protected].

Julia Smith

I love film, more than people probably, and I will watch pretty much anything. Seriously, anything! I have a postgraduate education in film & have spent an exceptionally long time trying to get inside the film industry. I'm a big believer in treating every film the same, and bringing something new to the film theory table, giving reasons for every argument made. You'll find that I'm an empathetic and fun sort of reviewer, at least, I like to think so. If I'm not watching films I'm doing exceptionally nerdy stuff, like watching documentaries about the history of medicine and collecting photos of old post boxes.

Julian Medranda

Julian Medranda is a pretentious movie nerd and former Arts & Entertainment Editor for UC Riverside's Highlander Newspaper. He spends his time earning peanuts as a Behavioral Interventionist in Riverside, CA and singing to Kate Bush, Young Thug, and Joyce Manor in the car.

Julian Rosenthal

Julian is a playwright/movie-lover in New York City. He feels very strongly that anyone who didn’t ugly cry while watching Paddington 2 is probably a robot.

Juliana Antonio

Justin Bower

K. Heinemann

Kaitrin Tobin

Kaitrin Tobin is a Boston based film enthusiast and Paul Thomas Anderson fan. She spends her free time perusing Criterion Channel and debating if she should rewatch Raw.

Kamal Roberto Giussani

Kamal Roberto Giussani, born in Rome, is a journalist-editor, writer and teacher of audiovisual and multimedia arts, he obtained a master’s degree with honors in “Theater, cinema, dance and digital arts”, specializing in screenwriting and film criticism . He holds a 1st level Master’s degree in “Cinema and Photography”. He has published a poetic work consisting of over 120 poems, writes for the magazine “Scenography and Costume Production Design Magazine”, which boasts a permanent exhibition inside the Oscar museum in Los Angeles, he has also worked as a film production assistant for about 20 films, between Italy, France and the United States. He writes daily for various film journals.

Karen Byrne

Kate Blair

Kate Blair enjoys writing about film and feminism. She currently resides in Chicago with her wife, cat, dog, and an endless pot of coffee. Find her on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Selective_Kate

Kate Klausner

Kate likes pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. She is currently finishing her up degree in Cinema and Media Studies at USC and working through her netflix watchlist.

Kathleen Staudt

Katy Kostakis

Katy Kostakis’ loquacious nature and a lifelong love of performing led to her training for a broadcast career, yet her distinctive voice and style, with its conversational and highly descriptive tone, helped her to find her calling in written media. That love of words has produced a vast body of work, so when she isn’t working, writing, or talking everyone’s ears off, Katy enjoys ‘80s, rock, techno, and industrial music, the films of Alfred Hitchcock, art museums, Renaissance and Medieval history, and Britcoms. To view her work, please visit her website at katykostakis.com and follow her on Twitter: @KatyKostakis.

Kellee Marlow

Produced and co-directed the short documentary film, ART of COURAGE, which showcased at various film festivals. Film Inquiry's review of my film is how I discovered it. I thought, "They are having a lot of fun so I better join in!" I am always tuning in for the subtle, underlying details that sums up to reality, like pointillism in Seurat's paintings.

Kelly Koob

Kelly is a university student from Philadelphia where she studies English. When she's not reading or watching films, she's probably looking at pictures of cute raccoons.

Kenneth Lartey

Kenneth currently resides in Northern Virginia. He's most interested in experimental cinema and film theory. His favorite directors include Michael Mann, James Benning, Claire Denis, David Fincher and others. His favorite films consists of Miami Vice, Eyes Wide Shut, Landscape Suicide and more.

Kenza Zouari

20, living in Tunisia and fond of cinema, not so long ago I directed my first short-film. I strongly believe God is a voyeur and Hitchcock is friend. And if a movie caused a big controverse you can be sure I watched it and liked it.

Ketan Koparkar

Ketan Koparkar is a Film Critic and writer from India. Working through passion for storytelling. I took up screenwriting for which I recieved 1497 Screenwriting fellowship and completed the screenwriting course at FTII (Film and Television Institute of India).

Kevin L. Lee

Kevin L. Lee is an Asian-American critic, producer, screenwriter and director based in New York City. A champion of the creative process, Kevin has consulted, written, and produced several short films from development to principal photography to festival premiere. He has over 10 years of marketing and writing experience in film criticism and journalism, ranging from blockbusters to foreign indie films, and has developed a reputation of being “an omnivore of cinema.” He recently finished his MFA in film producing at Columbia University and is currently working in film and TV development for production companies.

Kimberly Gamble

Kim is an editor and contributor for FilmInquiry. As a movie nerd from Buffalo, NY, her passion for film and t.v. motivates her enjoyment of reading and writing. She hopes to polish her style and publish original, thought-provoking articles about some of her favorite and not-so-favorite films. Thanks for reading!

Kofi Poku Jr.

Kristy Strouse

Kristy Strouse is the Owner/Editor in Chief of Film Inquiry, writer, podcaster, and all around film and TV fanatic. She's also VP of Genomic Operations at Katch Data and is a member of The Online Association of Female Film Critics and The Hollywood Creative Alliance. She also has a horror website: Wonderfully Weird & Horrifying.

Kyle Kizu

Kyle is a film geek and a film major graduate from UC Berkeley. Aside from obsessively monitoring the awards season or watching a Christopher Nolan film for the twentieth time, he loves screenwriting and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Lana Stanczak

Lana Stanczak is a student at Columbia College Chicago, majoring in Creative Writing with a concentration in non-fiction. Her taste in film is very diverse, and some of her favorites include Singin' In The Rain, Ex Machina, Heathers, and Ghostbusters.

Lance Conley

Lance Conley is a PhD candidate in English at Michigan State University. His work looks at the politics of pessimism in various cultural artifacts of the twenty-first century. He has a BA in Film Studies from Georgia State University and has taught multiple courses on the topic at various levels.

Larry Oliver

Laura Birnbaum

Laura Birnbaum is a proud film critic and writer from Chicago. When she's not watching independent horror films, she's likely smoking a cigar on a rooftop somewhere, thinking about which indie horror film to watch next.

Lauren Byrd

Lauren has worked in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles and New York. She holds a master's degree in film & TV from Syracuse University. She currently writes a weekly series on her blog, 52 Weeks of Directors, focusing on a female filmmaker each week.

Lauren De'Couto

Lauren Fraser

Lauren is 20 years old and is a Multimedia Journalism student based in Glasgow, Scotland. She is originally from the Shetland Isles and has held a lifelong interest in film, which she documents on her blog apeerieyarn.wordpress.com. She loves Back to the Future and wishes people would stop paying to see Michael Bay movies.

Lauren Price

I am an 18-year-old film enthusiast from North West England, who loves writing about anything related to cinema. I particularly love psychological thrillers, comedies, dramas, science fiction movies and musicals, but I will happily watch films from any genre. Furthermore, I adore classic Hollywood cinema and would love to write about films from that era. I am always looking to improve my writing, and I hope that you enjoy reading my work!

Laurie Agard, PhD

Laurie Agard studied Psychology and Writing in graduate school after becoming a Director member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of the Television Arts and Sciences. She associate produced ABC’s Secret Millionaire and wrote, directed, and produced two independent films that premiered on HBO, ABC Family, we TV, as well as networks such as Fox Latin America, Sky TV, Starz, Showtime, and Encore in 45 territories around the world. Her films have received New Comer of the Year awards and Best Children's Feature awards from prestigious organizations such as Kids First!, Hollywood Youth in Film, and the New York Film and Television Festival. She co-directed the Directors Guild of America’s first ever tribute film for and about its female members.

Leah Dennis

Lee Ashworth

I'm a writer, artist and teacher based in Manchester, England. My debut novel is entitled Look At What You Could Have Won and you can find extracts from it, along with my Anti-Reviews, original fiction written in response to art and cultural events, on my blog: This Is Not A Film Review.

Lee Jutton

Lee Jutton has directed short films starring a killer toaster, a killer Christmas tree, and a not-killer leopard. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Film School Rejects, Bitch: A Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Bitch Flicks, TV Fanatic, and Just Press Play. When not watching, making, or writing about films, she can usually be found on Twitter obsessing over soccer, BTS, and her cat.

Lena Hanafy

Levi Aluede

23year-old multi-award winning filmmaker and writer from the UK, a lover of good food.

Lewis Brindle

Lewis is an Edge Hill University Film Studies graduate from the North-West of England. Along with writing about films, his hobbies include watching films, talking about films, thinking about films, listening to what other people thought about films, and making his own films (with his twin brother).

Lewis Punton

If favourite films tell you all you need to know of a person, then let Gremlins, Dumb and Dumber and 500 Days Of Summer inform your decision's infinitely.

Lexy Robidoux

Lee Nisar

Lee is a filmmaker and writer, currently juggling university and their own projects.

Liam Ball

Liam Ball is a 23 year-old film graduate who regrets to inform you that he lives in the north of England. He's been writing about film since 2013, contributing here and there as one often does, and is currently preparing a research proposal on Ozploitation (or 'Australian horror, action, and exploitation cinema', if you're not into the whole brevity thing). He becomes irrationally angry towards anyone who says bad things about Clueless.

Liam Beazley

Probably found eyes widened in a rainy cinema-populated corner of England, Liam is a writer with a B.A. in Film and a taste for all things surreal. Since living off the coast of Thailand with DiCaprio and Tilda Swinton in an island community of travellers, Liam has since turned to writing about and making films; something which he intends to continue doing until the arrival of the next monolith and we all evolve into star children.

Liam Dunn

Liam is an Australian freelance writer who currently resides in London. His passion is film and television but he is also fascinated by the strange, hard to explain yet undeniable corners of history and cultural ephemera.

Liam Springate-Jones

Liam is a freelance culture writer based in London.

Linsey Satterthwaite

Lisa Heilbronn

Logan P. Miller

I've been an avid film fan and viewer for as long as I can remember; I unfortunately can remember my first reviews as a teenager, yikes. I studied Electronic Media at Delta College and am now working on a major in Business/Marketing at Western Michigan University. My personal film blog: film-logs.com

Lorna Codrai

Lorna Codrai is a freelance journalist based in the UK and the UAE. She loves David Fincher, Sleepless in Seattle, cats and Christmas, and her hero is Nora Ephron. Her work has appeared in Little White Lies, Cinema Escapist, The Telegraph, The Observer, and various others.

Luca Arfini

I am a second-year political science student at the University of Political Science and International Relations in Pavia, currently in the Erasmus program at Trinity College Dublin. I would love to work for an NGO when I graduate and am very interested in opportunities for work experience and volunteering in this area. I am passionate about human rights; I am involved with Amnesty International in college, and specifically concerning ‘My Body, My Rights’ and the legalization of abortion in Ireland. For Amnesty, I am also doing the School Speaker program. Outside the political field, I am really interested in cinema. My favourite genre is horror, as a matter of fact I have always loved Stephen King and some movies inspired by his novels, such as "Stand by me".

Lucas Lefkowitz

Lucas Calzada

Luis Freire

Luis Freire is a Rutgers University alumnus. An author, but mainly, a film and literature enthusiast.

Luke Parker

Luke Parker is an award-winning film critic and columnist based in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. As an entertainment journalist, he has interviewed several members of the film industry and participated in some of its most prestigious events as a member of the press. Currently, he is working to obtain his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication at Towson University.

Luke Parry

Luke Parry is film student who has recently graduated from the University of Gloucestershire. He loves to write about movies and has a passion for film history and film theory.

Luke Rollason

A screenwriter, director and actor. Writer and editor at Theatre Bubble (http://www.theatrebubble.com/author/lukerollason94gmail-com/). Oxford graduate. Failed Jedward Tribute Act.

Luke Walpole

I once made mashed potato for Rick Astley. It's not really relevant to my passion for film but hey ho.

Lyanna Hindley

Lyanna is an avid fan of women-centric horror and any film soundtrack including synths.

Lyka Calingasan

Film major from MNL, PH.

Madeline Hrabik

Madeline Hrabik is a writer, film buff, and amateur historian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is particularly interested in silent film, historical films, and the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

Mahsa Ghanbarpoor

Mahsa Ghanbarpoor, Ph.D. is a faculty member at New York Film Academy, Los Angeles Campus. As an applied linguist, Mahsa is into scrutinizing the language of cinema.

Manca Perko

Freelance film worker and a current film Phd student in UK.

Manon de Reeper

Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film Inquiry, and a screenwriter/producer. Her directorial debut, a horror short film, is forthcoming in 2021.

Marc J

Just a plain ol' country boy living in the big city with even bigger dreams. Film obsessed and 100% dedicated to surrounding myself with all forms of art 24/7. I love to write as a creative outlet, and share my thoughts and ideas about the world of cinema with likeminded individuals.

Marco Freitas

Marcus Prasad

Marcus Prasad is a Vancouver based art historian and film writer. He is currently pursuing an MA in Art History and Theory from the University of British Columbia with a focus on American postwar art and contemporary horror film, and is Managing Editor at SAD Magazine. When Marcus isn't editing or writing, he is drinking a negroni and most likely pondering the pervasive effects of the mass exodus to the suburbs in 1950s America.

Margaret Duggan

Maria Giese

Maria Giese is an American journalist, screenwriter and director. She holds a Master’s degree from UCLA’s Graduate School of Theatre, Film and Television. She wrote and directed the feature films When Saturday Comes (96), starring Sean Bean and Pete Postlethwaite, and Hunger (01). In 2015, after four years of activism in the Directors Guild of America, Giese became the person who instigated the biggest industry-wide Federal investigation for women directors in Hollywood history. In The New York Times, Manohla Dargis referred to her work as “a veritable crusade.” She has an upcoming book, Troublemaker, which describes her work getting the ACLU and EEOC to investigate this issue—the ramifications of which are resonating globally.

Maria Lattila

I'm a geeky, yet lovable film fan who adores horror cinema, musicals and my dog Geordie La Forge. I'm from Finland, but based in London.

Marian Evans

Mark Farnsworth

Mark Farnsworth has been the senior film writer for Globalcomment.com for a decade, teaches Film in East London and is currently working on two screenplays, The Mysteries and Into the Lair of the Fascist Beast. He also writes the Oh/Cult section for Brokenshark.co.uk.

Mark McPherson

A former video store clerk, Mark has been writing about film for years and hasn't stopped yet. He studied film and animation in college, where he once set a summer goal to watch every film in the Criterion Collection. Mark has written for numerous online publications and self-published books "Pixels to Premieres: A History of Video Game Movies" and "The Best, Worst, Weird Movies of the 1990s."

Mark Seneviratne

Data analyst living in Manchester. Writes for Film Inquiry, The State Of The Arts, Vague Visages.

Martha Cook

Mason Manuel

Mason Manuel is a avid film reviewer and geeks out at every Star Wars convention no matter how many Jar Jars there are. When he's not busy on film inquiry, he writes and plays games on his own blog. Follow him on twitter @reeldudereviews.

Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

Author of SIMPLY THE BEST: INTERVIEWS WITH VIDEO GAME DESIGNERS, COMPOSERS, AND SCOFFLAWS and THE FILMS OF UWE BOLL VOL. 1: THE VIDEO GAME MOVIES. Host of SEQUELCAST 2 AND FRIENDS.

Melody Danielle Rice

Matthew Anderson

Matt Lanark

World's foremost connoisseur of B-list comedies, unusual neo noir, and political action thrillers. President of the We-Need-A-Romantic-Comedy-Renaissance Fan Club.

Matthew Roe

Matthew Roe is a director, writer, producer, film critic, theorist and historian, with over 12 years experience producing film, video, television, and online content. He currently writes DVD/Blu-ray reviews for Under the Radar Magazine, movie reviews for Film Threat, and contributes features to the Anime News Network. He has won two Vollie Television Awards, an Honorable Mention at the LA Movie Awards, and is a Cult Critic Award Finalist. Matthew is a member of the Political Film Society and the Large Association of Movie Blogs.

Matt

Matt is a critic from the UK.

Matthew St. Clair

I can quote Parks and Recreation endlessly, I love decaf coffee, and in spite of me having two college degrees, I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my life.

Matthias van der Roest

Hi all, I'm a 27 year old Dutchman. I'm a big fan of films and music. I enjoy writing about short films as well as films from the silent era, animated films, (conspiracy) thrillers, independent films, sci-fi and westerns.

Meaghan Gerard

Meaghan is a writer by trade and a film geek by choice. She has a special love for classic and vintage film. She is also a photographer, book reviewer, cruciverbalist, anglophile and cryptozoologist.

Meredith Riggs

Meredith is a recent college graduate, holding a B.S. in Media Communications. She is a longtime classic film fanatic from small-town Missouri. More of her film writings can be found on her blog: vitaphonedreamer.wordpress.com She also writes weekly in a local community for the website 'The Odyssey': www.theodysseyonline.com/@meredithriggs

Michael Colbert

Michael Colbert is a writer based in Portland, Maine. He loves horror film (his favorites are Candyman and Rosemary's Baby), and he’s a coffee addict (his favorites are Costa Rican and Ethiopian). His work has appeared in Avidly, Maine the Way, and Germinal.

Michael Frank

An overwhelmed and underdressed film writer based in New York. Trying to write about media from a regular, young person's point of view. Once passed John Oliver outside of a brunch spot, which is still my claim to fame.

Michael Pementel

Michael Pementel is a Columbia College Chicago graduate of the Creative Writing Program. With an immense love for pop and geek culture, he covers everything from film, video games, anime, and music. From editorials analyzing a given work, to digging into how our entertainment impacts us, he uses his writing to connect people with art. When he isn't writing, you can find him at the local movie theater with his fiancé, playing video games, or playing some sort of collectible trading card game. You can find more of his work here, as well as: FilmDaddy and New Noise Magazine.

Michael Piantini

Born in the Dominican Republic, Michael migrated to the US when he was about 2 years old. His sense of self fostered in high school when the medium of film was introduced by a summer college course. Since then he said to himself, “I wanna be creative and think about things” with the enthusiasm youth can afford him! Now using his developed cerebellum he writes films, essays, and thought pieces all to figure out how to express emotional honesty while living in the 21st century.

Michelle Aguila

Michelle was gifted a VHS tape of Elia Kazan's "Splendor in the Grass" when she was 7 years old and has been in love with film ever since. She studied film theory at Dartmouth College and enjoys reading about films just as much as she enjoys watching and making them. She doesn't have a blog, but she does have an instagram full of doodles, lighting and grip equipment shots and one too many photos of her baby niece.

Michelle Sabato

Michelle Sabato is an actor and writer from Cleveland, Ohio. By the age of 2 Michelle had memorized all the words to The Wizard of Oz. So, yes, she can carry a conversation with just using movie quotes.

Mickey Shults

I've been a film lover since being traumatized by "The Shining" at age six. I graduated from Temple Film School and live in Boston now. I am interested in director-driven cinema and exposing the public to lesser known auteurs. I also do private script coverage.

Mike Daringer

A bi-product of passion and experimentation gone wrong, Mike has spent most of his time in the field couch surfing and growing a comb-over. Several of his favorite films are Rashomon, Vertigo, Apocalypse Now, and The Naked Gun.

Freddie

Aspiring film industry worker based in Stockholm, Sweden with a passion for horror, animation and everything in between.

Monique Vigneault

Monique Vigneault is a Mexican-Canadian film critic. She regularly covers world cinema on the festival circuit.

Morgaan Sinclair, Ph.D.

Morgaan Sinclair, Ph.D., is a film mythologist and analyst. Her dissertation, The Dark Fantastic of Guillermo del Toro: Myth, Fascism, and Theopolitical Imagination in the Trilogia, is available from Proquest Dissertations.

Morris Yang

Morris is a student and cinephile from Singapore. He watches just about anything under the sun, with the exception of mediocre feel-good comedies. His favourite film is "The Room" (2003), an excellent feel-good comedy.

Mr. Ray Kraus

Musanna Ahmed

Musanna Ahmed is a freelance film critic writing for Film Inquiry, The Movie Waffler and The Upcoming. His taste in film knows no boundaries.

Nathan Crawford

Nathan is a 22 year old writer and film lover in Philadelphia, PA.

Nathan Osborne

Nathan decided to take a gap year after completing his A-Levels (Media Studies, English Language & Literature and Drama & Theatre Studies) to gain some journalism and media experience before making the next step. In that time, he has continued to run his blog - PerksOfBeingNath - which is now approaching its second anniversary and crammed in as many cinema visits as humanly possible. Like a parent choosing their favourite child, he refuses to pick a favourite film but admits that it is currently a tight race between Gone Girl and La La Land. Self-admitted novice on cinema of the past and always open to suggestions. http://perksofbeingnath.blogspot.co.uk

Neil Sedgewick

Based in Belfast, Neil Sedgewick blogs over at filmsandfaithblog.com where he examines film through the lens of faith in an attempt to deliver some cinematic theology to readers. Neil is also a regular contributor to banterflix.com appearing on both their podcast and TV show.

Nguyen Le

Graduated from the University of Houston. Love writing about culture and films. Life at the moment directed by Sam Mendes — breathtaking at times, mellow overall.

Nick Davis

Artistic independent films are where it's at but Hollywood blockbusters are cool too. A wanna-be filmmaker (aren't we all?) with a degree in TV (hopefully). "Where there is art, there is hope".

Nicola Watkinson

Nicole Jane Duncan

I'm a British, twenty-one year old aspiring film writer and film maker. My focus of study is sexuality and gender in contemporary cinema.

Nikola Jokanovic

23-year-old writer from Newcastle, Australia. Takes some photos too!

Noah Plunkard

Noah Sparkes

Noah Welsh

Graduate of New York University's Dramatic Writing program. Novelist, short story writer, and podcaster. Batman and Star Wars nerd.

Olivia Larson

Olivia Popp

Olivia Willke

Olivier Lindor

Ouissal Harize

Doctor of Philosophy. Follow @OuissalHarize For political comments read: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/north-africa-west-asia/veiling-and-revolutions-algeria-sudan/

Owen Butler

Born & raised in the Chicagoland area, I've been watching films for as long as I can remember.

Owen Stidman

I'm a journalism student at Northwestern University and a lover of all things film and TV. My film and TV reviews have been published in The Daily Northwestern and The Student, the University of Edinburgh's student paper. When I'm not watching movies or writing about them, you can find me hiking, taking photos and playing with my dogs.

Paddy Wilson

All I know is that Oscar Isaac would make a great Heathcliff.

Palmer Rubin

Patrick Crossen

Patrick Crossen is a writer currently living in Pittsburgh, PA with a B.A. in creative writing. When he's not frantically checking his mailbox for his Hogwarts letter, he's probably at the movies. Patrick is currently working on his first fantasy novel. If his eyes are glazed over, it's because you haven't mentioned enough Guillermo Del Toro movies while talking to him.

Patrick Devitt

Patrick Murphy

Paul Spidell

Paul Scheckel

Paula Erohde

Payton McCarty-Simas

Payton McCarty-Simas is a freelance writer and artist based in New York City. They grew up in Massachusetts devouring Stephen King novels, Edgar Allan Poe stories, and Scooby Doo on VHS. Payton holds a masters degree in film and media studies from Columbia University and her work focuses on horror film, psychedelia, and the occult in particular. Their first book, One Step Short of Crazy: National Treasure and the Landscape of American Conspiracy Culture, is due for release in November.

Phoebe Lewis

Phoebe Lewis is, as you'd expect, very into films. She was, as you might not expect, a rugby player in college.

Purple Chrystyl Romero

Purple Romero is a freelance journalist based in Hong Kong who also likes dissecting, distilling and discussing film's different, disturbing dimensions.

Rachael Sampson

Rachael Sampson is a Yorkshire screenwriter and film critic. She often finds herself daydreaming about Andrea Arnold's filmography or crying over The Graduate.

Rachel Watts

Rachel is an MA Film and Screen graduate from Goldsmiths, University of London. Her interests lie in cinematic landscapes, interactive media, documentary film and general screen stuffs.

Radha Pyari Sandhir

Radha has a PhD in theoretical quantum physics. Apart from research, she consults on sci-fi screenplays/books. In her free time, she cosplays and irritates her three cats. Bug her on Twitter: @RadhaPyari

Rafaela Sales Ross

Rafaela Sales Ross is a proud Brazilian currently living in Scotland. She has a Masters in Film and Visual Culture, and has been diving deep into the portrait of suicide on film for a few years now. Rafa, as she likes to be called, loves Harold and Maude, The Before Trilogy, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Kleber Mendonça Filho and pretty much anything with either Ruth Gordon or Javier Bardem in it. You can find her on both Twitter and Letterboxd @rafiews

Rafia Ansari

Rahul Patel

Rahul is a 3rd year Economics student at LSE but he's proficient only in binge-watching TV. He thought he should start writing about Film and TV because who wouldn't want to know his opinion? You can find his full writing and design portfolios here: https://www.rahul-reviews.com/

Ram Venkat Srikar

Ram is an independent film critic trying to combine his love for films and writing, to give readers something more than just an opinion.

Raul Marin

Raul Marin is a contributor for Film Inquiry. He is a teacher by day and a DJ by night, but he's a film fan 24/7! His favorite genre is drama.

Reyzando Nawara

Reyzando Nawara is a passionate film and TV enthusiast from Indonesia. When he's not watching TV and movies, he likes to cook and make sorbet.

Rhys Parry-George

Rob Caiati

Rob Caiati is a writer and film critic with a passion for movies and TV of all genres. With an MA in Social and Consumer Psychology he is always fascinated by which stories are strongly resonating with society and why. You can find his other reviews and articles at Cinematic Insights (https://cinematicinsights.com).

Robb Sheppard

'Books, records, films – these things matter. Call me shallow but it’s the f*****n’ truth.' Freelance writer, amateur musician, professional misanthrope. https://redbezzlebrand.wordpress.com/

Robert Gallacher

Robert Gallacher is a masters graduate of Film & TV Studies from the University of Glasgow. He is a fan of both Hollywood and Bollywood, as well as the films of Billy Wilder, Yasujiro Ozu, Steven Spielberg, Richard Linklater and Woody Allen. You can also find him on WordPress: https://realfruitloop.wordpress.com/

Robert Stinner

Robert is a freelance culture writer based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His work often explores queerness and musicality in film. He has written for publications including Bright Wall/Dark Room and Crooked Marquee.

Robert

Rose Dymock

Rose is a freelance film critic who has written for Little White Lies, Screen Queens and Film Daze. She loves thrillers, great female characters, Al Pacino, and multilingual cinema.

Ruper Kathleen

Russell Sweep

Fresh out of grad school for clinical psych, you can find Russell at any local market place next to the vendors that sell pairs of socks, as he nit-picks the psychology within movies. He enjoys long walks on the beach, candle light dinners, and systematically analyzing the first two in order to draw trivial correlations. But hey, who said science can't be sexy?

Ryan Coleman

Ryan Coleman is a writer and film critic from the San Gabriel Valley. He is a member of the LA Press Club and the Managing Editor of Ampersand LA. His work can be found in the LA Review of Books, Little White Lies, Jumpcut, Rue Morgue, and more.

Ryan Gumbley

Writer, cinephile and Woody Allen apologist (yes, even The Curse of the Jade Scorpion) from the UK. More of my writing can be found at rgfadein.wordpress.com

Ryan Morris

Ryan has a degree in Film & TV Production. He has written about all things film and TV on his own blog, www.morrismovies.co.uk, for five years. His favourite film is Inception, as it's kind of the one that drew him into cinema in the first place. If you're one of those people who think Christopher Nolan is overrated, he probably doesn't like you. He isn't sorry.

Ryan Turpin

Ryan Turpin is a journalist and screenwriter based in Helsinki, Finland.

Ryan McQuade

Ryan McQuade is a Latinx, film-obsessed writer located in San Antonio, Texas. Raised on musicals, westerns, and James Bond, his taste in cinema is extremely versatile. He’s extremely fond of independent releases and director’s passion projects. Along with new releases, he loves covering and discussing the latest awards race. When he’s not watching movies, he’s rooting on all his favorite sports teams, including his beloved Texas Longhorns. You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77.

Saahil Siddiqui

Saffron Maeve

Saffron is a Toronto-based culture writer pursuing a BA in Cinema Studies and English at the University of Toronto. Her work has been featured at Little White Lies, MUBI Notebook, and Girls on Tops, among other corners of the internet.

Salamis Aysegul Sentug

Salamis is a writer from Cyprus who currently resides in Canterbury, England. Her academic background spans the fields of philosophy of art, philosophy of film, and philosophy of literature. She received her master degrees in Philosophy from University of Dundee and in Philosophy of Art and Literature from University of York. Passionate about travelling and writing, she has published three travelogues and her first novel is in progress. She is currently doing her PhD at University of Kent on Contemporary Novel where she teaches Creative Writing. She enjoys literary traveling and manages www.literary-traveller.com. She is a film aficionado, yet because of her habit of pausing films for taking notes, she is doomed to watch them all alone.

Sam Wilson

Sam is an 19 year old student who studies English Literature at the University of Glasgow. He's been a big fan of films since the early age of 3 when he would sit in his living room and watch the original Star Wars trilogy on repeat. You can find more of Sam's work on his website: https://samuelnhwilson.com/

Samantha Celentano

"We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies." -Walt Disney

Samuel James

Sam is 25 years old from the West Midlands region of the UK, who has a passion for the world of cinema and publishing. He is currently studying a postgraduate degree in Film & Television: Research and Production at the University of Birmingham. He is currently working in theatre and academic support.

Sam Kelly

Sam is an English Literature student at the University of Sheffield. He likes film, writing, and writing about film. He didn't think Prometheus was that bad.

Sara

Sasha Kohan

Sasha has written for Roger Ebert's website, The Worcester Journal, and Dictionary.com. She is also the founder/editor-in-chief of Germinal, a new online magazine for politically-minded creative youth. In August, she will begin the MA program for Cinema & Media Studies at USC. It is very difficult for her not to take it personally when people let her know that they tried to watch Mad Men but just couldn't get into it.

Scott Bates

Sean Fallon

A writer in Australia, Sean used to be a TEFL teacher and is now an academic consultant. He has been published in The Big Issue, Reader's Digest, Talk Film Society, and Writer Loves Movies. His favourite movie is The Exorcist and he prefers The Monster Squad over The Goonies. He is also the co-host of the Blue Bantha Milk Co. YouTube channel.

Sean K. Cureton

English Major, Film Buff, and Citizen of the World, Sean K. Cureton is a born and raised Jersey Boy. Having received a B.A. in English from Rutgers University, Sean is proud to call the Garden State his home, equidistant from both the steps that made Sylvester Stallone a household name, and the park where Harry was cordially introduced to Sally, even if he’d prefer to a stay in state due to a certain fondness for a convenience store located in Leonardo, NJ. When he’s not in the multiplex, you can follow him on Twitter, @seankcureton.

Sebastiaan Khouw

A Journalist & Critic in the Making — who loves to talk about Film, TV, Mental Health, Art, Games, Politics & Philosophy

Shane Bliss

Shane Bliss, a freelance journalist, runs his own classic movie blog (classicfilmhaven.wordpress.com) and is a contributor to a book on The Thin Man series.

Shane Sri

Shane Sri is a proud introvert from Queens, New York. He is an able improviser, chef, fiction writer, voice actor and film director. His dreams include performing for a living, marrying a girl with as sick a sense of humor as himself, and spawning three children to form an awesome family band.

Shawn Glinis

Midwesterner, movie lover, cinnamon enthusiast.

Shinn Back

Silvia Mariscal

Freelance writer from Madrid. Silvia is a film and series lover, yogi, tireless traveler, she is addicted to Murakami’s books and declares herself number 1 fan of The Beatles. The Wizard of Oz was her favorite film when growing up - she would watch it almost every week on VHS! Her passion for film is palpable and she loves talking and writing about it.

Sindhu Ananthavel

Aspiring journalist and film critic based in the SF Bay Area. Loves Guillermo Del Toro, Bong Joon-Ho, and any film with an impromptu dance number.

Siobhan Denton

Siobhan is a teacher and writer living in Wales, UK. She holds a BA in English and an MA in Film and Television Studies. She is especially interested in depictions of female desire, transitions from youth to adulthood and performative gender. She tweets at @siobhan_denton and writes at https://theblueandthedim.wordpress.com/

Soham Gadre

Soham Gadre is a writer/filmmaker in the Washington D.C. area. He has written for Hyperallergic, MUBI Notebook, Popula, Vague Visages, and Bustle among others. He also works full-time for an environmental non-profit and is a screener for the Environmental Film Festival. Outside of film, he is a Chicago Bulls fan and frequenter of gastropubs.

Sophia Cowley

Sophia Cowley is a young writer, yogi, feminist and film enthusiast from NY. Her idols include Miranda July, David Lynch and Abraham Lincoln. She runs the blog www. isthisthereellife.wordpress.com.

Spencer Coile

An Instructor of Communication Studies at Ball State University, Spencer enjoys the simple things in life: his cat (Laura Dern), Laura Dern (the actress), and snagging any chance he can get to watch movies. In his spare time, he champions Kristen Stewart and writes think-pieces about why Taylor Swift is a pop music mastermind.

Stephanie Archer

Stephanie Archer is 39 year old film fanatic living in Norwalk, CT, USA.

Stephanie Robertson

I'm a copywriter with a passion for film and screenwriting. I love most film genres but especially thrillers, science fiction, movies based on classic literature and films that can't be pigeon-holed.

Stephen Borunda

Stephen Borunda is an educator and filmmaker currently located in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his undergraduate and graduate education at the Johns Hopkins University. Stephen loves metaphysical films, photography, inspirational poetry, philosophy with political utility, and bashing his head in as a rugby player. Hopefully, his writing doesn't suffer too much as a result of this trauma.

Sterling J. Cook

Sterling is the son of famous luchador El Vaqueiro Nero. After his father grew ill, he took up the family business. However, he was publicly unmasked in 2005, during a match in Hermosillo. Bringing great shame to his family line, he now works in the film industry.

Stuart McNabb

Stuart is a writer living in London who mainly functions on a combination of tea and willpower. He likes finding obscure movies and TV shows, full English breakfasts and thinking about life's big questions, such as why Spider-Man gets a hyphen but Iron Man doesn't. Also, long walks on the beach, but only if it's raining and the beach is covered in pebbles instead of sand.

Suchin Mehrotra

Suchin is a freelance writer and Indian cinema junky. He sincerely believes that in their own way, movies can change the world. He writes about Hindi cinema at magicofbollywood.com .

Tara Kenny

Tara Martinez

Tara Martinez is a New York-based writer with a passion for pop culture and a penchant for analysis. She frequently covers film, television, and representations of women in the media.

Tara Snelling

Tara first fell for cinema after watching a behind-the-scenes feature of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', aged eight. This showed her that films and film-making are their own kind of magic, and twelve years later, she still thinks so. Maybe in another twelve years, she'll figure out how to actually write a bio.

Ted Omo

Graduate from Bridgewater State University in 2016 with a BA in Communications: Film, Video & Media Studies. Minors in Film, Music, and Philosophy. Beginning a MA in Writing for Stage & Screen at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA January '19.

Tej Narayanan

reminder: write a bio here that'll make you sound cool. DON'T FORGET!

Terence Steele

Tessa Bahoosh

Tessa is a writer living in Boston, where she spends her time eating falafel and falling asleep on public transportation. Her greatest personal goal is to learn how to allow someone to dislike horror films without trying to convince them they just haven't seen the good ones yet.

Thomas Gianakopoulos

Born in Brooklyn, I discovered the definition of irony at an early age when my parents moved us to New Jersey to raise us in a safer environment. Leaving my cement sneakers behind, I now hail from Venice, CA. I enjoy eating sushi, drinking sake and taking long walks in the rain -- 2 out of 3 ... as they say.

Thomas Winward

Thomas is a freelance writer and video editor who spends most of his time complaining about British weather.

Therese Lacson

Therese Lacson is a writer and editor. She is a features editor at Collider, the entertainment editor of Comics Beat, and the co-founding editor of Nerdophiles.

Tim Brinkhof

Tim Brinkhof is a Dutch journalist based in New York. He studied history and literature at New York University and currently works as an editorial assistant for Film Comment magazine. His writing has been published in the New York Observer.

Tom Baker

Tom Bedford

Tom is a recent graduate based in the UK, who writes about films and games, and makes a few of his own. If he's not watching a film, playing a game or writing a script - don't worry! - he's probably just gone to make a cup of tea. He's never far from a screen.

Tom Chatalbash

Hailing from New York, Tom is an avid film lover and reviewer who has been sharing his love for movies through his YouTube channel for over 10 years now. His favorite genres are comedy, thriller, mystery, and action. He also believes those who do not enjoy Back To The Future are human enigmas.

Tom Rice

Film fanatic with a passion for the art and processes behind film. My favourite films include Trainspotting, Moonlight, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Star Wars!

Tomas Trussow

Tomas is a chronic cineaste who studied English literature in university (in both the undergraduate and graduate levels), and hopes to pursue a career in writing. His passion for film began in earnest at the beginning of the 2010s, and since then he's been reveling at the vast horizons of the cinematic landscape like a kid at the proverbial candy store.

Tony Black

Freelance writer. Aspiring novelist. Successful procrastinator.

Tony Taylor

"Tony Taylor is a writer/filmmaker based in Orlando, Florida. Tony works as a freelance DGA Assistant Director and film technician. Tony gets ideas for his films from his obsession with movies and books. Tony has been a working member of the film community for over 25 years. In 2016, Tony started freelance writing professionally, contributing works to several media outlets. Tony is also a passionate supporter of independent film. His ultimate career goal is to write full time while also continuing to make films."

Tuesday Blue

Tuesday Blue hails from the Midwest, spent eight years living on the West Coast, and now resides in New York City. She earned her degree in film production from Portland State University and currently works as a freelance filmmaker. In addition to creating content she enjoys watching, analyzing, and writing about film and television!

Tyde Dermody

A deeply passionate film lover and advocate for diversity in media. Often found curled in a ball watching the latest films or catching up on a classic.

Tyler George

I got started watching avant-garde film at Oklahoma State University at an event called Exciterbulb. Through this I have been fortunate to view a decent number of rare avant-garde films, and accounting for these technological miracles is my main intellectual curiosity in life. I view and review movies of all sorts, and in general I never shy away from a pointless debate.

Tyler Rowe

Originally starting with short stories and video games, Tyler has been an avid writer since childhood. Currently working, writing, and learning means that his mind is of constant use, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

Tyler Thier

Tyler is a freelance film critic and adjunct writing professor. He has also guest edited for AMP: Journal of Digital Literature. Just so you don't have to ask the dreaded "favorite film" question, his all-time favorites are Possession (1981) and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) -- yes, he will go to his grave arguing that the latter is an 18-hour film and NOT a television series.

Tynan Yanaga

Tynan loves nagging all his friends to watch classic movies with him. Follow his frequent musings at Film Inquiry and on his blog 4 Star Films. Soli Deo Gloria.

Valerie Kalfrin

Veronica

I am a Massachusetts-based freelance writer and editor for hire with a B.A. in English and a concentration in Film Studies.

Wess Haubrich

Photographer, Ad-man, bringing back #sexy #dark & #beautiful in #noir & #gothic style. #streetphotography #HDR #arte Student of #filmnoir , #hardboiled , #pulp , #crime , #horror , #mystery Contributor goodonnetflix.com , cinapse.co , filminquiry.com

Whitney Smith

Will Bjarnar

Will Bjarnar is a writer and video editor based in New York City, who spends his days as a full-time film obsessive/completist, his nights as an insomniac feeding said obsession, and his Sundays as a long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. Follow him on Letterboxd for musings on films old and new, and read his work on a litany of sites for musings far more eloquent than the ones you'll find there.

William Hopson

Currently working on his Bachelor's in Media Arts with a Minor in English, William's movie taste consists of a sad overindulgence in anything Charlie Kaufman, Pre-2011 Pixar, or the works of The Holy David Trinity (Lynch, Lean, & Fincher). He also would like to add that any queries you may have regarding the latest in roller coasters, why 3d Blu-ray gets a bad rap, or the importance of music in movies and musical theatre should be directed to him.

William Walker

Wilson Kwong

Wilson is a cinema enthusiast based out of Toronto, Canada. He escapes from his day job by writing random thoughts about cinema on the internet. Although he has a longstanding penchant for Hong Kong cinema, he considers himself to be an advocate for Asian cinema in general. He has been attending the Toronto International Film Festival every year since 2005, and more of his work can be found on his website: www.wilson-kwong.com.

Xiaoyu Yang

Xiaoyu Yang is an award-winning, New York-based filmmaker. She earned her MFA degree in filmmaking at City College of New York. She has been creating independent films in New York City since 2013, and most of her works are focusing on comprehensive imageries of blended cultures, and the attribute of feminism nowadays. In 2015, her first feature-length documentary, A Lifelong Journey, which narratively documents a renowned Chinese artist, Dan Hsu, brought her 7 awards, including best feature (student), best director, and best female filmmaker at Hollywood International Independent Documentary Festival. In 2016, Yang was honored by BAFTA as a Discovery Communications Scholar and became a member of BAFTA New York alumni a year after.

Yash Bhatia

Geek who uncontrollably lusts after films, food and fiction in any form. Comics, screenplays and novels populate the tinseltown in his brain. Helpless computer nerd.

Zac Hestand

Zac Hestand earned a BA in Film from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and MA in English from the University of Sheffield. He is currently at work on his first book.

Zac Hellyer

Zach Milligan

Zachary David Rogers

I am a husband, father, and teacher in the upstate of South Carolina.

Zachary Doiron

From a young age, I was drawn to films especially the horror and psychological thriller genre. Living in a small town in New Brunswick, Canada, I later fell in love with reviewing and writing about movies. I like to bring my background in Psychology and Religious Studies to my writing and film reviews. Apart from films, I enjoy writing and drawing. However, nothing makes me happier than celebrating Halloween and playing tennis.

Zachary Kennedy

Zachary is studying film at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is enamored with blockbuster films (both the hits and the flops) and the tech, toys and tools that go into making them. He aspires to bring an indie sensibility to big films in his career as a writer/director/actor, and looks to writer/director/actors like Jon Favreau and Ben Affleck for inspiration. He is notorious for appreciating films that the masses seem to loathe, and loves film scores and composers. While he loves the big movies, he also loves a good indie (and shouting to the heavens above about said indie). He may or may not have a penchant for collecting Blu-rays, and when not writing/making/talking/reading/listening to film-related material, he likes to do other stuff... like watch TV (and perhaps other things as well).

Zoe Crombie

Zoe Crombie is a Film Studies student from Lancaster University, who has been writing for Film Inquiry since May 2018 as well as at her own site Obsess Reviews. She is a big fan of Studio Ghibli and The Marx Brothers, but is willing to watch anything and everything.

Zofia Wijaszka

Zofia lives in LA and is passionate about pop culture, television. and Stevie Nicks. She graduated from the University of Wroclaw, Poland with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Social Communication with Creative Writing. Her work revolves around women in television and film. She is a staff writer First Showing and Contributing Writer for AwardsWatch, Film Inquiry, Screen Queens, and In Their Own League. She loves the 'Scream' movies, 'Carol' and 'Big Little Lies'. – @thefilmnerdette

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