At The Movie Buff, our critics try to be fair but aren’t afraid to tell it like it is. Our reviewers have one thing in common—they are all movie lovers with a passion for discovering not only blockbusters, but those hidden gems which you might have forgot existed. Patronizing movie theatres, video stores, Netflix, Redbox, and even watching edited TV movies, our team will look anywhere to bring readers reviews.
Below are some of our reviewing philosophies and styles each critic brings to the table:
Joe Hughes
Joe is a movie and music enthusiast and and writer. His writing combines his love for these mediums with his unique perspective and unrelenting sense of humor.54 Articles
Gryphon Magnus
Gryphon Magnus is a high school student from Alexandria, Virginia. He loves film and hopes to one day be an actor and filmmaker. He is constantly writing new scripts and ideas for movies and television. Some of his favorite movies are “Baby Driver," “The Shawshank Redemption," “Ferris Bueller's Day Off," and “Dazed and Confused.” Gryphon loves analyzing trailers and has a special place in his heart for comic book movies.47 Articles
Brynne Ramella
Brynne is a lifelong lover of movies and cannot remember a time where she wasn’t constantly offering her unsolicited movie reviews to anyone who would listen. She hails from Chicago and is lucky enough to live down the street from what she considers to objectively be the best theater in the city. Tweet your movie recommendations to her at @brynneramella. You can also catch her on ScreenRant and The Playlist.43 Articles
Jonathan Sim
Jonathan Sim is a New York-based film critic and journalist. He loves movies, writing, magic tricks, basketball, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter, and all things pop culture.41 Articles
Kevin Clark
Kevin became a film addict as a teenager and hasn't looked back since. When not voraciously reading film analysis and searching for that next great film, he enjoys hiking and listening to surf music. If he had a time machine, he'd have the greatest lunch conversation ever with Katharine Hepburn and Tallulah Bankhead. You can also find Kevin writing comic/graphic novel reviews over at The Comic Book Dispatch.41 Articles
Meghann Bigg
Meghann is an aspiring entertainment journalist who mainly writes about film. Her favourite genres are musical, fantasy, and psychological thriller (favourite movies include: "Gone Girl," "Titanic," and "Mary Poppins."40 Articles
Dilip Poddar
Dilip is passionate about cinema. His love for films and writing stems from his education in journalism and communication. Dilip is also an enthusiastic driver, singer, amateur photographer, and a supporter of animal rights. You can see Dilip's photography on 'Unsplash' here.29 Articles
Kieran Davey
Kieran Davey is a freelance film writer and a lover of cinema. Aside from writing reviews for The Movie Buff, he also writes for The Playlist, Cinema Escapist, and Spill Magazine. Check out his top 10 lists on Letterboxd under the name strblzrs.26 Articles
Abirbhab Maitra
Abirbhab Maitra is a lover of films and loves to write about them. Abirbhab endeavors to analyze films for their effect, and is open to any kind of healthy discussion on films. In addition, he is also an aspiring writer.25 Articles
Rita Amer
Rita has been a cinephile since birth. Though she works a day job, her evenings and heart belong to celluloid (and video). Rita has a Masters in Dance and a Juris Doctor; but those accomplishments pale in comparison to sharing the best and worst of cinema with our readers. You can also follow Rita on her podcast, ‘Foibles,’ where she talks about film and literature.22 Articles
