MANAGING EDITOR
Former Fleet Street journalist, lifelong film buff and co-founder of Movies1. When he’s not watching films he helps people at Citizens Advice and is an intrepid traveller and has visited every continent in the world – including Antarctica.

EDITOR
Former president of the British Critics’ Circle and teaches young film-makers how to criticise a film for the BFI. She is also a director of Peckhamplex in London and has written biographies of Gerard Depardieu and Jeanne Moreau.

Carol has been a film critic since 1980 and has contributed to the BBC, LBC, The Times, Cosmopolitan, New Woman, 9-5, Close-Up Film and others. She also teaches drama to older people though her charity Cat’s Whiskers Community Arts.

A freelance writer, editor and broadcaster, Rich is chair of the London Film Critics’ Circle. Born in Los Angeles, he has lived in London for more than three decades and covers film, theatre and dance for BBC Radio, Shadows on the Wall and other outlets.  

Royal commentator, film critic, lecturer and PR consultant. He has has done over 1,500 TV interviews, written numerous articles and is the weekly film critic for Talk Radio Europe (Spain) and Southside Broadcasting (formerly Siren FM).

Jonathan has worked as a film journalist for Scotland on Sunday, CNN Entertainment in New York and many radio shows. He is the Associate Director of the French Film Festival and has interviewed hundreds of stars.

Matthew has had a love affair with movies since the 80s. His literary career began writing film reviews weekly for the independent Peckhamplex cinema in London, evolving into a film critic and digital artist.

Known for her research work on feature films, Karen’s writing has appeared in Wired, The Times, The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph, among others. She is a member of BAFTA, BIFA, BFDG, FIPRESCI and LFCC.

Currently in his fnal year of a communication studies degree in Canada, Rob first became a movie fan at the age of five when he saw Bolt and begged his parents to take him to more! He hopes to work in TV production after graduation.

Former political journalist on the Glasgow Herald and for 24 years the paper’s film critic as well as one of its theatre critics,. In addition to reviewing films for Movies1 he also reviews theatre for the long-running website Reviewsgate.

Trained as an architect and completed her PhD on the subject of material decay, drawing greatly from film-making for references. She is currently writing an illustrated children’s book on climate change and our own ageing.