Robert Bouffard, He/Him, Pennsylvania
Favorite Movie: The Lord of the Rings
Fun Fact: I’ve been known to annoy people when I quote all the lines of dialogue, and the musical cues, when watching The Lord of the Rings.
Aaron Schweitzer, He/Him, Iowa
Favorite Movie: The Nice Guys
Fun Fact: I have a B.A. in Youth & Family Ministry and a M.A. in Spiritual Formation. My capstone project was a study on Generation Z and their spiritual landscape. I currently work as a bartender and make my own mead (honey wine) in my free time. I’ve made Blackberry Lemonade, Blueberry, Pumpkin Marshmallow, Coconut Vanilla, Cranberry, Mandarin Orange, Strawberry Kiwi, Cherry Limeade, and Cotton Candy flavors.
Shane Conto, He/Him, New Jersey
Favorite Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Fun Fact: I teach statistics and business analytics at the college level and run a tutoring center.
Jeff Alan, He/Him, Illinois
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight
Fun Fact: Along with writing about them, I have been a filmmaker for almost a decade.
Chantal Ashford, She/Her, Nevada
Favorite Movie: The Batman
Fun Fact: I got to meet Lady Gaga (and have the photo to prove it!).
Chris Bakker, He/Him, The Netherlands
Favorite Movie: Arrival
Fun Fact: I can often identify a movie someone else is watching within five seconds of entering the room.
Scott Batchelor, He/Him, Missouri
Favorite Movie: Jurassic Park
Fun Fact: I have over 70 Platinum trophies on PlayStation.
Jake Bourgeois, He/Him, Iowa
Favorite Movie: The Silence of the Lambs
Fun Fact: I once interviewed the First Lady (and been within arm’s length of the POTUS).
Luke Burian, He/Him, Scotland
Favorite Movie: Lost in Translation
Fun Fact: I was born in the Czech Republic, so English isn’t my first language, and I didn’t start learning it until I was 15. So I have only been speaking/writing in English for half of my life.
Joseph Davis, He/Him, Tennessee
Favorite Movie: Casablanca
Fun Fact: I earned my Master’s Degree in Agribusiness.
Nash Doll, He/Him, Oregon
Favorite Movie: About Time
Fun Fact: I’m excellent at being passionate for a lot of things but actually good at not too many things. I’m basically the biggest hype-man you could ask for.
Patrice Downing, She/Her, Florida
Favorite Movie: Bringing Up Baby
Fun Fact: While not a true numismatist, I collect elongated pennies. They’re dorky, don’t take up much space, and can literally be found all over the world. I have over 500; sets from Tokyo Disney, Mount Rushmore, and Universal/Islands of Adventure are my favorites because they remind me of great movies!
Jonathan Fedee, He/Him, Texas
Favorite Movie: Back to the Future
Fun Fact: In 2011, I participated in a contest with my city’s NBA team, and won a brand new car that I drove for 11 years!
Nick Ferro, He/Him, Pennsylvania
Favorite Movie: The Empire Strikes Back
Fun Fact: When I was eight, I moved to Japan and lived there for five years in the ’90s.
Diana Gebbia, She/Her, California
Favorite Movie: Edward Scissorhands
Fun Fact: I’m ambidextrous. I write with my left hand and cut things with my right hand.
Jack Grimme, He/Him, Kentucky
Favorite Movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Fun Fact: I have met Nia Long in person! I helped her with a problem in her son’s dorm room. She asked if she could have someone install their own locks in the doors, and it was the most baller thing I’ve ever heard.
Christian Grullon, He/Him, New Jersey
Favorite Movie: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Fun Fact: I love to read the Bible and go to the movies as a hobby.
Foster Harlfinger, He/Him, New York
Favorite Movie: School of Rock
Fun Fact: I can recite 50-plus digits of pi. Give me a few minutes to refresh my memory and I could give you 70.
Mike Hilty, He/Him, Illinois
Favorite Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Fun Fact: I work at a food ingredients company.
Jake Hjort, He/Him, Washington
Favorite Movie: Jurassic Park
Fun Fact: I love animals! I work as a veterinary assistant and I’ve had the chance to study crickets from Hawaii and sea lions in the Galapagos.
Jacob Kinman, He/Him, Kentucky
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Fun Fact: I’ve been playing drums since I was 11.
Heath Lynch, He/Him, Missouri
Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan
Fun Fact: I used to be a damn good archery instructor. I could’ve out-dueled Legolas. But that was then. Now? I’m pretty sure the firstborn bozos from Brave could beat me. Time is not kind.
Jason Mack, He/Him, Texas
Favorite Movie: Groundhog Day
Fun Fact: My wife and I met walking our dogs at the park. My journalism career has featured unique experiences including ride-alongs with a paranormal investigator and a tornado chaser, and I’ve had the honor of doing interviews with voice acting legends Billy West and H. Jon Benjamin.
Alice-Ginevra Micheli, She/Her, Australia
Favorite Movie: Zombieland
Fun Fact: I’ve been watching and following the Oscars every year since I was five years old!
Sam Nichols, He/Him, Arizona
Favorite Movie: Catch Me If You Can
Fun Fact: I was born in England.
Jeffery Rahming, He/Him, North Carolina
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Fun Fact: I have lived in five different states.
Adam Ritchie, He/Him, Australia
Favorite Movie: 12 Monkeys
Fun Fact: I’m the father of teenage twins.
Austen Terry, They/Them, Alabama
Favorite Movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Fun Fact: I have a room in my house just for my Funko Pop collection.
John Tillyard, He/Him, England
Favorite Movie: Back to the Future
Fun Fact: I used to have a small bit of fame in the “brony” fandom when I was posting episode reviews on YouTube.