Acting since third grade, acting professionally since 1983. BA Theatre Arts Catawba College. Most recently seen crying in St Vincents music video ” Actor…” He has an extensive list of commercial experience and live stage shows. He is also a juggler, ventriloquist, comic magician. Website Youregettingsleepy.com. Oh, yeah, and he likes movies.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
2009 ARCHIVES, including “Where the Wild Things Are” and “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”.

VIDEOS:
Watch “To & From: Julie & Julia” and The March Movie Preview and The Movie Guys’ Second-Ever Holiday Special at the VIDEO PAGE.

THE LIVE SHOW:
David is a performer for The Movie Guys LIVE.

Marc is an avid film watcher. Other than watching movies he has been involved in the production of several feature length films including “The Sunshine Deli & Grocery” and “Glowropes: The Rise & fall of the Bar Mitzvah MC”. He is also involved in Television serving as a warm up comic on such sitcomes as ‘Whoopi” & “Hope & Faith”. Marc lives in NYC with his wife Krista and their 3 cats, Jerry, George, & Kramer.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
Marc is our Blu-Ray Guy, writing for our column NEW ON DVD.
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“The Fighter”
Search the 2009 ARCHIVES for more of Marc’s reviews.

Justin Bowler does not have a degree in Film Studies. Yet, for some reason he is able to see blatantly obvious problems in movies released by motion picture companies that studio heads fail to see or don’t care to acknowledge.
He finds it funny when box office receipts are down and Hollywood cites the economy as the problem. (For some reason no one mentions the quality of the movies the studios are producing, as if the quality of the movies is the constant.) (Or better yet, it is as if the quality is so unimportant to them that is doesn’t matter.) (They know horrible movies can still make money. (Tomb Raider, anyone?) (TOMB RAIDER II, ANYONE?))
So, rather than expunge the obvious that other reviewers revel in, Justin hopes to root out the specific praises and problems of films and examine them, not only as objects of entertainment, but also as film projects. Will his reviews be entertaining? Yes. Will they be intellectual? Yes. Does that mean anyone will care what he has to say? Not at all. (But, he has grown used to the idea that his only fan is his mother.) Enjoy!

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“Off the Boulevard”
“Battle: Los Angeles”
Search the 2009 or 2010 ARCHIVES for more of Justin’s reviews.

ARTICLES:
INDIE REPORT – Stock Footage Scam
INDIE REPORT – The Waterhole
Reporting from the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival
INDIE REPORT – Kickstarter
YOU MISSED IT! – “A Perfect Getaway”
INDIE REPORT – No Footing
INDIE REPORT – The Video Guys
Search the 2009 ARCHIVES for more of Justin’s articles.

VIDEOS:
Watch “The Movie Guys’ Monthly Movie Preview at the VIDEO PAGE, or at The Movie Guys YouTube page.

THE LIVE SHOW:
Justin is a performer for The Movie Guys LIVE.

I guess you could say that movies have been in my blood ever since I was a little kitten. I was the runt of a small litter born in a rundown Movie Theater during a revival screening of “Cat People” (both versions). Some of my fondest memories come from watching the good, the bad and the mangy that flickered across that screen while indulging in the occasional bowl of Mice Krispies or nibbling on a Mouse-icle.

When it came time for me to go off to school, Cat-Tech was my natural choice, as they had a wonderful film program that I could not wait to sink my claws into. I studied under Pawline Kael and started the now defunct Literary Journal: Straight Outta the Cat Box.

Graduating with honors (Summa Meow Loudly), I am thrilled to have joined the ranks of the esteemed Movie Guys where I can share my knowledge of cinema with the masses. For the record: I may be neutered, but my commentary never will be. Join us now as I turn a keen, brown eye to the screen, sidle up to the concession stand and cut loose with biting insight and spray my opinions out onto the world wide web.

Thanks for reading and while you’re there, make yourself useful and scratch an ear or two. Purrfect!

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
ARTICLES:
AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON HULU STREET: “Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Lightning”

M. Miller Davis recently traded the sweeping sod fields of Oklahoma for the bright lights and constant fear of staph infection that is Hollywood. He has been writing reviews since college where he was a bi-monthly contributor to The University Daily Kansan at the University of Kansas. After graduation he started his own website so that he could continue writing reviews for friends as well as add ‘forget to pay domain registration and someone steals website’ to his stress dream catalog.

Since moving to Hollywood he has found steady employment as a low level cog in the world of comedy television. This position affords him a shared apartment, food, gasoline, several theater outings a month and just a little bit of opium.

He truly loves film, most especially the crime genre. The representation of crime or illegal deviancy is generally universal so the genre has been expanded upon and appreciated worldwide like no other type of film. He loves classic movies in which drama and comedy were never present to the exclusion of the other and appreciates present day blockbusters for their escapist notions.

Sometimes he can be a little flowery with his language but he is working on that. He also wishes he took ‘Bio Pages’ more seriously.

Ladies/Passable Post-ops : If you would like to a request a date with Mr. Davis, please feel free to leave your contact info in the comments section. They will be handled in the order in which they are received. (Note to Editor: Should probably purchase more servers to handle massive inevitable overflow in comment sections.)

Thank you for reading his biography. Please do not research him any further as this constitutes the entirety of his life.

Sincerely,
Tomothy Squeezewater, RN

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“The Descendants”

Miller is a contributor to the NEW ON DVD reviews.
“The Devil’s Double”
“Season of the Witch”
“The Killer Inside Me”

Joel was raised by penguins, and if there’s one thing penguins like, it’s movies.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“Captain America: The First Avenger/Cowboys and Aliens”
“Super 8″
“Bridesmaids”
“Limitless”
Search the 2009 or 2010 ARCHIVES for more of Joel’s reviews.

ARTICLES:
“Rise of the Franchise of the Face”
Search the 2010 ARCHIVES for Joel’s articles.

AUDIO:
Joel interviewed Steve Lemme and Stephen Rannazzisi for The TMG Interview, found at the AUDIO PAGE.
Also visit the AUDIO PAGE to hear Joel’s reviews of “A Serious Man” and “The Road”.

If Patrick could do one thing full time it would be going to see movies. Either that or he would want to be the lead singer in a hot local bar band, belting out high energy rock until last call and still looking for that elusive major label record deal. That would be wicked! But since he possesses zero musical talent, it seems movies are the way to go.

With a head full of pop culture wisdom, he goes into every movie with an open mind and is a huge fan of the underdog, the indie, and the overlooked. He is also a sucker for the guilty pleasure. Arguing with others about why “Cocktail”, “Josie and the Pussycats”, “The Fifth Element”, “The Omega Man”, “Five Deadly Venoms”, and “They Live” are classics is one of his favorite pastimes.

He is a writer, an actor, a poet, a daddy and just a swell guy. Many have also commented that he has the best hair they have ever seen. He is the kind of guy you just can’t get enough of and can’t help falling in love with. But most of all he is very modest.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:

“Take Me Home Tonight”
“Gnomeo & Juliet”
“The Way Back”
“Tron: Legacy”
“No Strings Attached”

David Herbelin is the Spam of performers: many people secretly like him, but no one knows what to do with him. Alumni of UCI’s school of Drama and Second City, David currently writes, directs, and performs for a living under his company, Edutainment Arts, while raising a family. Being a busy cheapskate, David watches a movie with two things in mind – “Is it worth my time? Is it worth my money?” Hopefully you’ll find his reviews worthy of you. If you don’t… You’re a poo poo head.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“Fast Five”
“Water for Elephants”
“The Conspirator”

More than just a pretty face, Lee Kias put himself at the forefront of the independent film craze as the creator and host of “Director’s Cut”, an interview-based movie review program that premiered at the 1997 Sundance/Slamdance film festivals.

Mr. Kias’ appreciation for all things “Hollywood” has garnered him experience both in front of and behind the camera. Though, given his leading man good looks, he, like the rest of the viewing public, most enjoys being onscreen.

Currently, Lee is closely monitoring his IMDB popularity rating and wondering how on earth he is down 83% this week.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK:
VIDEOS:
Watch “To & From: ‘Avatar’”, Weekly Movie Previews and The Movie Guys’ Second-Ever Holiday Special at the VIDEO PAGE, or at The Movie Guys YouTube page.

AUDIO:
Lee has appeared with The Movie Guys on LATalkRadio.com’s “Broad Topics”. Hear the appearance here at the AUDIO PAGE.

THE LIVE SHOW:
Lee is a writer/performer for The Movie Guys LIVE.

My 10 commitments to you:

1. I will never do any research which takes longer than a 90 second perusal of imdb.com or Wikipedia.
2. If I cannot find actual “facts”, rather than just leave a blank (like most critics), I will try to come up with something which is at least passably believable.
3. If Ashton Kutcher is in it, I’m not reviewing it. Period.
4. If Jessica Alba is in it and I review it, I’ll recommend the movie. No apologies.
5. This is a placeholder where another commitment will go sometime in the future.
6. This is a placeholder where another commitment will go sometime in the future.
7. Ditto
8. Ditto
9. Ditto
10.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
ARTICLES:
“I Liked the Book, but the Movie was Better”
“Why a Remake of Indy 4: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is Long Overdue”

Steven Lewis hates and mistrusts bios because he can never tell how much of them are true (keep this in mind as you read). He hails originally from Cincinnati Ohio, but has done time in Denver, Chicago and now L.A. Ask him which of all the places he’s lived is his favorite, and he’ll reply, “Frankly, after the womb it was all downhill.”

His love of movies started early, and stayed late. He can still recall the first PG-rated film he was allowed to attend (“Murder By Death”), as well as the first R-rated one (“Beverly Hills Cop”) and traces his development accordingly. Upon seeing the movie “Rain Man”, he felt he missed his life’s calling as an autistic savant. While he cannot count cards, memorize the phonebook or do high-level math in his head, he CAN give the release date of any movie made after 1967 (go ahead, test him). If permitted, he’ll also discourse endlessly on why we’d all be better off pretending “Jack” is not really part of Francis Ford Coppola’s canon, as well as give you a detailed analysis of Kevin Kline’s film roles to date from the standpoint of “mustache vs. no-mustache”. Clearly, he’s a man whose passion is stoked in direct proportion to the triviality of the topic – which many have said would make him an excellent film critic. He wrote several reviews for imdb.com once upon a time (under the handle “krumski” ) for which he received enough nasty responses to feel the effort was justified. He will now cease writing, and leave you to draw your own conclusions about him.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
Steve has reviews scattered throughout the ARCHIVES Pre-1990 – 2010, listed in the column on the left.

ARTICLES:
“Ranting on a Classic: Network”
“Ghostbusters: Why We Gonna Call?”
“The Movie Guys Rewrite: Raiders of the Lost Ark”
“Ranting on a Classic: Caddyshack”
“The Movie Guys Rewrite: Vertigo”
“Ranting on a Classic: One From the Heart”
“Overlooked Gems, Part 3 – Bad Movie Night”
Search the 2009 or 2010 ARCHIVES for more of Steve’s articles.

VIDEOS:
Watch “November Movies At-a-Glance” and The Monthly Movie Previews at the VIDEO PAGE, or at The Movie Guys YouTube page to see Steve’s writing and performing at work. Steve was also a big part of The Movie Guys’ Second-Ever Holiday Special.

AUDIO:
Steven has appeared with The Movie Guys on LATalkRadio.com’s “Broad Topics”. Hear the appearance here at the AUDIO PAGE.

THE LIVE SHOW:
Steven was a writer/performer for The Movie Guys LIVE Feb. – August 2011.

Kerr Seth Lordygan received his BFA in theatre from USC. Recent film performances: “Go West”, “Convict”, “Shut Up” and “Die Like an Aviator”, “One Hell of a Plan”, “Midnight Snack”, “The Change-up”. Current Stage: The Jamb and Martyrdumb at Eclectic Company Theatre and Tales from Hollywood at the Odyssey. Recent stage: The Devil’s Eye, Mr. Punch, Gothmas, Gross Indecency (as Oscar Wilde), and most recently as Desmond/Locke/Sayid in Love’s Labour’s LOST The Musical (parody LOST). Recent writing: Gothmas (co-writer), Martyrdumb (co-writer), Two Jews and a Ham (audience favorite Hurricane Season 2005, Eclectic Company Theatre), The Bad Place (audience favorite 2007) and Last Sacrament of Belle (co-written with Jason Britt, semi-finalist 2010). The production of Kerr Package, a collection of his short plays, received major critical acclaim for Kerr in 2008. Kerr invented and created the ONE DAY PLAY™ events in which an entire full length play is written, directed, produced and performed in 24 hours. He sings in Aces High, tribute to Iron Maiden, and recently directed the acclaimed Grunge is Dead for Hurricane Season 2010 at Eclectic Company Theatre. He serves as President at Eclectic Company Theatre and is currently seeking new representation.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“Season of the Witch”

ARTICLES:
From the Dark Side: “Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door”
From the Dark Side: “Let Me Die Quietly”

VIDEOS:
Watch The Movie Guys’ First-Ever Holiday Special at the VIDEO PAGE to see Kerr preview “Little Fockers”.

Mary was born in a crossfire hurricane and is a former contributor of movie reviews to 411Mania.com. She is crazy-opinionated about everything, why should movies be any different?

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
Mary has reviews scattered throughout the ARCHIVES Pre-1990 – 2010, listed in the column on the left.

ARTICLES:
“Ranting on a Classic: Psycho”

As you can see from her picture, Maria Markosov is very thoughtful. She often stares off to the side and thinks about things like movies she’s watched. Sometimes she shares those thoughts with us.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“Friends With Benefits”
“The Adjustment Bureau”
“Beastly”

Steve Matuszak is a BIG movie fan. Steve has a background in many aspects of live theatre, film, video, stand up comedy, improvisation and dance. He is a SAG/AFTRA actor who has worked in front of the camera and behind it (as well as on the live theatre stage and behind it) in performing, directing, producing, writing, editing and more. Steve is the founder of Comedy With A Cause programs for school systems as well as the highly successful Chicago Comedy & Training Company. Steve has written, directed and performed in over 1,000 improv, comedy and dramatic productions in over 38 states, Central America and the Caribbean. So yeah, he has a thing or two to say about the technology, scripting and overall experience of movies and how they affect us on psychological, sociological, interpersonal and other such levels. He also has a beautiful 16 month old daughter (Jan 2011), so his future movie going experiences will likely include any IMAX 3D staging of Dora the Explorer. He also scuba dives. So ANY movies with scuba diving – bring em! You got reactions to the movies? Bring em!

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
ARTICLES:
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Furry Nostalgia’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Size Matters’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Been There, Seen That’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Trailer Trash’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Cinematic Litmus Test’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Schwarzenegger or Sony Classics’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Let’s Not Go To The Lobby’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘What Do You Have a Taste For?’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Please Turn Off All Distractions’”
“THE MIDDLE SEAT: ‘Where You Wanna Sit?’”
“Welcome to the Middle Seat”

Peter has loved the cinema as an escape and as a place for romantic interludes since Young Frankenstein was ten years old. While he fell asleep during “Star Wars”, he saw “The Empire Strikes Back” eleven times over the summer of 1981. He has had similar obsessions with “Ferris Bueller” and “Roadhouse”. Over time, his interest in movies has evolved to the point to where he regularly uses them as teaching tools in his church. In 2003, he introduced “Popcorn Theology” to St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, DC. In 2009, he led a week-long study on theological themes of redemption and resurrection at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC. He recently became rector of St. Margaret’s Church in Annapolis, MD.

Peter is the lucky husband to Allison and proud father of Sarah and Allen. They totally inhibit his Netflix jones. His favorite actors are Keira Knightley, Matt Damon, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“The Rite”

ARTICLES:
“The Movie That Pissed Me Off: The Eclipse”
“Ranting on a Classic: The Best Years of Our Lives”

Accidentally born in Italy two scores and a handful of years ago, he discovers movies pretty early in his pointless existence, and it’s love at first sight (at least from his point of view. He suspects that movies like him just as a friend, but he never asked). After moving to the U.S., his affair with celluloid continues, stronger as ever, only in English. He is a professional Mega Million player, but he occasionally works here and there to support his main activity. He recently learned the meaning of the word “Apocope,” and he’s very proud about it. If it ever happens, ask him about it. You’ll see a glitter in his eyes.

Matteo is also an accomplished author if books about film. You can view and purchase them at AMAZON.COM. And for the Italian-inclined, this link’s for you: AMAZON.COM.

With his writing group, MJM, Matteo occasionally makes awful videos that you can find HERE!

LINKS TO RECENT WORK:
ARTICLES:
“Movies From 0 to 50 in Less Than 5 Minutes”

Steve Scholz’s early exposure to film work began at age 7 when his father, Charles Scholz (co-author of The Super 8 Handbook), helped him shoot a Batman movie on Super 8. Steve directed the silent color short, which featured his 4-year-old brother as Robin, a neighbor kid as Batman, his grandfather as Commissioner Gordon, and another young friend as their villain, The Poker. Highlights include: the 30 degree angle shot when The Poker makes his entrance; Batman wearing a front-only-Bat-Cowl which showcased his blonde hair; and a choreographed fight in a kitchen, where heroes and villain each stand one foot away from a visible line of masking tape and then repeatedly punch the air in front of them. All copies of the film (1) have been safely protected from any potential YouTube piracy.

Today, Steve lives in Chicago and works as an actor, writer and director. He’s glad to see so many great films being made and screened, even if they can’t compete with his “No-Budget Batman.”
SteveScholz.com

LINKS TO RECENT WORK:
VIDEOS:
Steve is a regular contributor to the MONTHLY MOVIE PREVIEWS, from August, 2010 to the present. You can watch The Monthly Movie Previews at the VIDEO PAGE, or at The Movie Guys YouTube page to see Steve’s writing at work.

THE LIVE SHOW:
Steve is a writer for The Movie Guys LIVE.

Mark Tucci has been criticizing films since throwing candy at the screen during a showing of “The Black Hole” when he was 11. Having matured (somewhat) since then, he has given up throwing candy, but hasn’t given up his desire to comment on films – hence his contributions to The Movie Guys. Mark’s well-thought views on the film industry trickle down from the rain-soaked Pacific Northwest, where a good flick is always a welcome way to avoid the seasonal rainstorms.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
“Thor”
“Source Code”
Search the 2009 or 2010 ARCHIVES for more of Mark’s reviews.

Karen’s love for movies started at a not so young age because she was afraid of the dark and freaked out when she was in a dark movie theatre. The first movie she ever saw in the theatre was Annie. Karen redeemed herself and her pathetic movie going experiences in 1984 when she saw Ghostbusters 10 times in one week. Her life has never been the same. Bill Murray, call me.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
2009 ARCHIVES, including “The Blind Side”, “Fame” and “The Proposal”

VIDEOS:
Watch The Movie Guys’ Monthly Movie Previews, “Get Low Short & Sweet Review” and “Sex and the City 2 Short & Sweet Review” at the VIDEO PAGE, or at The Movie Guys YouTube page. Karen also appeared in The Movie Guys’ Second-Ever Holiday Special.

AUDIO:
Karen has appeared with The Movie Guys on LATalkRadio.com’s “Broad Topics”. Hear the appearance here at the AUDIO PAGE.

THE LIVE SHOW:
Karen is a writer/performer for The Movie Guys LIVE.

Adam Witt is a founding member of the comedy group Schadenfreude but, aside from playing midnights at The Playground in 1997, he cannot take credit for many of the groups good ideas. Adam spent much of his life in Ohio before a decade-long stint in Chicago where he resides to this day as far as you know. Adam has lived in Ravenswood, Edgewater, and Wrigleyville twice to make sure it sucked as much as he thought it did.
Adam once worked a night-job as a telephone sanitizer and rode the El every night at midnight for three years. He was also a Boom Operator on a David Carradine movie and a Carney in Carbondale for one summer. When not writing for Schadenfreude.net, Adam can be found editing the penetration out of “Hotel Porn” and shoehorning “Raising Arizona” quotes into normal conversations.
Adam has been a Netflix member since 1999, is currently watching “White Lightning” with Burt Reynolds, and never refers to himself in the third person, unless he’s writing his own bio.

LINKS TO RECENT WORK
REVIEWS:
2009 ARCHIVES, including “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and 2010 ARCHIVES include “The A-Team”.

ARTICLES:
Search the 2010 ARCHIVES for more of Adam’s articles.

VIDEOS:
Watch “To & From: G.I. Joe – The Rise of Cobra”, “November Movies At-a-Glance” and the Monthly Movie Previews at the VIDEO PAGE, or at The Movie Guys YouTube page. Adam was also a huge part of The Movie Guys’ Second-Ever Holiday Special at the VIDEO PAGE.

AUDIO:
Visit The Audio Vault to hear Adam’s review of “The A-Team”, and his appearances with The Movie Guys on LATalkRadio.com’s “Broad Topics”.

THE LIVE SHOW:
Adam is a writer/performer for The Movie Guys LIVE.