Lance Goldenberg

Publications: Freelance Email Lance   Lance’s writings on film have appeared in numerous publications including the Village Voice, L.A. Weekly and Creative Loafing, where he served as the paper’s film critic and wrote a weekly film column from 1991 to 2008. He has worked closely over the years with the local film community in the […]

Philip Booth

Publications: Culture Pop: Sound & Screen, Jazziz, Jazzlands Instagram: @philipboothmedia61 Twitter: @culturepop Email Philip Philip Booth writes about film, TV, music and books for Culture Pop: Sound & Screen, Jazziz, Relix, Jazzlands and other local and national publications, and serves on the grand jury for the Gasparilla Film Festival. He has contributed movie coverage to the St. Petersburg Times, PopMatters, Tampa Tribune, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Orlando […]

Connie Ogle

Publications: The Miami Herald Twitter: @OgleConnie Email Connie   Connie Ogle’s mother swears she began reading books in her crib at the ripe age of 6 months. She’s been working at The Miami Herald since the Palm Beach bureau had a bar in the lobby (let’s just call it the late ‘80s) and has been […]

Hap Erstein

Publications:Palm Beach ArtsPaper, WJNO Radio Email Hap   Hap writes about film and theater for the Palm Beach ArtsPaper, in print and online, and can be heard reviewing the latest movies on WJNO radio (1290-AM) and on the station’s website. For 15 years, he covered the film and theater beats for The Palm Beach Post newspaper, […]

Michelle Solomon

Publications: Local10.com, Local6.com, WJXT.com, WPBF.com, MiamiArtZine.com Twitter: @mfsolomon Email Michelle   Michelle F. Solomon is a syndicated movie critic, whose reviews appear on 52 local television websites across the U.S. and Hawaii for Internet Broadcasting Systems. In Florida, her weekly reviews are on Local 10.com in Miami, Local 6.com in Orlando, WJXT.com in Jacksonville, and WPBF.com […]

Bill Gibron

Publications: Film Racket, Popmatters, Filmcritic.com Twitter: @BillGibron Email Bill    For the last 11 years, Bill Gibron has been a nationally-recognized film critic. His work has appeared in publications around the world, including stopovers at Film Racket.com, Filmcritic.com and PopMatters.com, as well as the McClatchy-Tribune Syndication Service. As a member of the Online Film Critics Society, […]

Steve Persall

Publications: Tampa Bay Times  Twitter: @StevePersall Email Steve A founding member of the Florida Film Critics Circle, Persall was practically born into a career as a movie critic. He was conceived behind a drive-in theater, in a house that was part of his father’s deal to manage the place. Persall grew up in projector booths […]

Jonathan Jacobs

Publications: ScreenSpotlight Twitter: @ScreenSpotlight Email Jonathan   A longtime admirer of the inner-workings of the movie industry, emeritus member Jonathan Jacobs has written film reviews for more than eight years on behalf a variety of online publications. A former professor of history and marketing executive, he has worked his way into the business of film […]

Hans Morgenstern

Publications: Independent Ethos, Miami New Times, Miami Herald, Reverse Shot, Hollywood.com Twitter: @HansMorgenstern Email Hans   Driven by a need to find what makes art aesthetically pleasing, Hans Morgenstern pursued a Master’s degree in literature at Florida International University only to learn beauty is in the eye of the beholder. With a focus on cinema, Hans wrote […]

Juan Barquin

Publications: Reverse Shot, Hyperallergic, Little White Lies, MUBI, Autostraddle, Into, Miami New Times Twitter handle: @woahitsjuanito Email Juan Juan Barquin (they/them) is a Miami-based writer, programmer, filmmaker, and co-creator of the queer film series Flaming Classics. They aspire to be Bridget Jones.