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Two critics write everything on this site. Every review carries a byline, and each author page lists their complete body of work here along with their specialisms and background.

We do not publish reviews under a house name, and we do not attribute work to authors who did not write it. Our editorial standards, funding model and corrections policy are published in full.

  • Founder & Lead Critic

    A. J. Whitlock

    A. J. Whitlock founded AJ Movie Reviews after a decade of writing about film for regional publications and a film society newsletter that nobody else wanted to run. He holds a degree in Film Studies and has worked as a projectionist, a cinema duty manager, and…

    Specialisms: Narrative structure and adaptation, American cinema 1970-2000, Crime and thriller

    23 reviews · full profile →

  • Senior Critic

    Nadia Brekke

    Nadia Brekke joined AJ Movie Reviews after five years covering international cinema for a Scandinavian culture magazine. She writes primarily on animation, science fiction, and non-English-language film, and she has a particular interest in how genre films car…

    Specialisms: Animation and hand-drawn cinema, International and non-English-language film, Science fiction and speculative fiction

    8 reviews · full profile →

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Every film is watched at least twice before a score is written, and the score is written after the review rather than before it. If the argument does not support the number, the number changes. We do not accept payment for coverage, gifts, press trips or hospitality from distributors.

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