James Berardinelli

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James Berardinelli
Born (1967-09-25) September 25, 1967 (age 56)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Occupation Film critic
Period 1993–present
Subject Film
Spouse Sheryl (m. 2004)
Children 1
Website
www.reelviews.net

James Berardinelli (born September 25, 1967)[1] is an American online film critic.

Personal life

Berardinelli was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and spent his early childhood in Morristown, New Jersey.[2] At 9, he relocated to the township of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[2] Later he moved to Piscataway.[3]

He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1990, obtaining both a Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.[2] After graduating he worked for Bellcore Company, now Telcordia Technologies, and spent the next 15 years working "in a variety of fields, including fiber optics, video testing, and software systems."[2] In 2004, he married Sheryl, one of his longtime readers.[4] They have a son, Michael, born on May 12, 2010.[5]

Career

Starting in 1993, Berardinelli started publishing reviews in Usenet by reviewing Scent of a Woman.[6][7] Berardinelli also writes the blog ReelThoughts at Reelviews.net. Roger Ebert referred to Berardinelli as "the best of the Web-based critics",[8] and wrote a foreword for Berardinelli's book, Reelviews.[9] Berardinelli is a member of the Online Film Critics Society.[10]

In September 2013, Berardinelli announced that he had been working on a trilogy of fantasy novels entitled The Last Whisper of the Gods.[11] The first book was published in November 2015, with the remaining two volumes set to appear in January and March 2016.[12]

Bibliography

  • Berardinelli, James (2003) ReelViews : The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video, ISBN 1-932112-06-5
  • Berardinelli, James (2005) ReelViews 2: The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video, 2005 Edition, ISBN 1-932112-40-5
  • Berardinelli, James (2015) The Last Whisper of the Gods, ISBN B-016IWS-UN-M

References

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