About Us

AliNaderzad Ali Naderzad 

Founder and Editor (@ ScreenComment) – An alum of Columbia University, I live between Paris and New York. I cover the Cannes Festival every year for Screen Comment and also curate our Facebook page. My desert island films are John Huston’s The Misfits, Jonathan Caouette’s Tarnation, Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible and Harmony Korine’s Mister Lonely.

 

SaidehPakravan Saïdeh Pakravan 

Senior Critic – Call me dour but I’ll take My Dinner With Andre anyday over Amelie. And I’ll take the Coen Brothers–or better yet, the Tavianis–over the Farrellys. And, again anyday, I’ll take a world with cinema over a world without.

 

KevinBowen Kevin Bowen 

Critic – Besides his marvelous persona, Kevin (a.k.a KevBo) has the Friday-edition market cornered, writing and rating one new release per week on that day.

 

LitaRobinson Lita Robinson 

Critic – Lita holds a B.A. in Film Studies from Smith College and is working on an M.A. in Cinema Studies at N.Y.U. She’s our Chief Critic for horror and gore movies but covers all genres, too. She has her own blog, Lita On Film.

SamWeisberg Sam Weisberg 

Critic – A lifelong New Yorker and graduate of Oberlin College, Sam (who’s also a talented musician) has reviewed film for Spin and L Magazine, among others. He also blogs about rare film and out-of-the-way festivals on Hidden Films (visit his blog here)

 

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