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James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli(born September 25, 1967)[1]is an American film critic and former engineer. His reviews are mainly published on his blogReelViews.Approved as a critic by the aggregatorRotten Tomatoes,he has published two collections of reviews of movies on DVD and video. He is also a fantasy novelist, publishing a trilogy from 2015 through 2016 known asThe Last Whisper of the Gods.

James Berardinelli
Born(1967-09-25)September 25, 1967(age 56)
New Brunswick, New Jersey,U.S.
OccupationWriter
EducationCherry Hill High School East
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania(BS,MS)
Period1992–present
GenreFantasy
SubjectFilm
Spouse
Sheryl
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(m.2004)​
Children2
Website
reelviews.net

Personal life

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Berardinelli was born inNew Brunswick, New Jerseyand spent his early childhood inMorristown, New Jersey.[2]When he was nine, his family moved to the township ofCherry Hill, New Jersey,where he attendedCherry Hill High School East.[2][3]Later he moved toPiscataway.[4]

He attended theUniversity of Pennsylvaniafrom 1985 to 1990, obtaining both a bachelor's and master's degree inelectrical engineering.[2]After graduating he worked for Bellcore Company, nowTelcordia Technologies.He worked during the next 15 years "in a variety of fields, includingfiber optics,video testing, and software systems. "[2]

Berardinelli has categorized himself as an agnostic and a libertarian.[3]He resides inMount Laurel, New Jerseywith his wife, Sheryl, whom he met through his website.[3][5][6][7]They have two children: a son born in May 2010, and a daughter born in November 2019.[8][9]

Career

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Starting in January 1992, Berardinelli began writing movie reviews, his first being a review of the 1991 dramaGrand Canyon.[10]His first review published to the Internet was of the 1992 dramaScent of a Woman,which was posted both toUsenetand his Colossus Inc-hosted[11]website, ReelViews.[12]

Roger Ebertreferred to Berardinelli as "the best of the Web-based critics" in 2001,[13]and wrote a foreword for the 2003 book,Reelviews,a collection of Berardinelli's reviews.[14]Berardinelli is a member of theBroadcast Film Critics Associationand is aRotten Tomatoes-approved critic.[15][16]

In January 2004,[17]he began his blogReelThoughts,by which time his reviews could attract as many as 100,000 readers,[18]up from around 1,400 weekly readers in 1997.[19]In August 2006,[20]the site moved to ReelViews.net, a domain Berardinelli had originally registered by late 2000.[21]

In September 2013, Berardinelli announced that he had been working on a trilogy of fantasy novels entitledThe Last Whisper of the Gods.[22]The first book was published in November 2015, the second was released in January 2016, and the third in March 2016.[23]

Berardinelli appears as a guest on the pop-culture radio programFictional Frontiersevery two weeks.[24]

Annual film rankings

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Bibliography

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  • Berardinelli, James (2003)ReelViews: The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video,ISBN1-932112-06-5
  • Berardinelli, James (2005)ReelViews 2: The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern Movies on DVD and Video, 2005 Edition,ISBN1-932112-40-5
  • Berardinelli, James (2015)The Last Whisper of the Gods,ASIN B-016IWS-UN-M
  • Berardinelli, James (2016)The Curse of the Gift,ASIN B-019CPR-EH-K
  • Berardinelli, James (2016)The Shadow of the Otherverse,ASIN B-01BRSW-VH-S
  • Berardinelli, James (2017)The Lingering Haze,ISBN1-520762-02-X

References

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  1. ^Berardinelli, James (August 3, 2009)."1984".Reelviews.net.Archivedfrom the original on June 15, 2015.RetrievedJune 15,2015....turning 17. Beginning September 25 [1984], I could drive and see R-rated movies without an accompanying adult.
  2. ^abcd"Frequently Asked Questions".Reelviews.net.Archivedfrom the original on June 15, 2015.RetrievedJune 12,2015.
  3. ^abcSchneider, Dan."The Dan Schneider Interview 16: James Berardinelli",Cosmoetica.com, December 12, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2016. "I was born in New Brunswick, lived in Old Bridge for a year, then spent my childhood in Morristown and my teenage years in Cherry Hill. I went to college at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, then returned to New Jersey to live in Bridgewater, Hillsborough, and Mount Laurel, where I currently reside."
  4. ^Robert Stevens (June 27, 1997),"Amateur film reviewers take opinions to the Internet",Kansas City Star/ Los Angeles Times:17,James Berardinelli is not a professional movie reviewer, but he plays one on the Net. Log onto his Web site ReelViews, and you'll find 1,200 film reviews that the Piscataway, N.J., electrical engineer has written since he started posting messages on Internet newsgroups in 1992.
  5. ^Boatman, Gail T."When the lights go down, his work begins",Burlington County Times,February 18, 2015. Accessed July 14, 2016. "MOUNT LAUREL — Like movie fans everywhere, James Berardinelli will be in front of his television set, Sunday, watching the Oscars."
  6. ^Berardinelli, James (January 26, 2007)."11 Years".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedJuly 19,2015.
  7. ^"James Berardinelli on Twitter".Twitter. August 21, 2016.
  8. ^Berardinelli, James (June 11, 2010)."Welcome, Michael".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedJune 21,2015.
  9. ^Berardinelli, James (December 31, 2019)."Rewinding 2019: The Year in Review".Reelviews.RetrievedJanuary 3,2020.I missed a good part of November due to the birth of my daughter
  10. ^"ReelViews FAQ".movie-reviews.colossus.net.Archived fromthe originalon December 21, 1997.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  11. ^"Colossus -- World Wide Web Provider".www.colossus.net.Archived fromthe originalon November 1, 1996.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  12. ^"ReelViews FAQ".movie-reviews.colossus.net.Archived fromthe originalon December 21, 1997.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  13. ^Ebert, Roger(February 9, 2001)."Saving Silverman".Chicago Sun-Times.Rogerebert.com.
  14. ^"The Ebert Foreword".Reelviews.April 13, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon June 24, 2013.
  15. ^"JAMES BERARDINELLI".Rotten Tomatoes.Fandango.RetrievedApril 20,2016.
  16. ^"James Berardinelli".Critics' Choice Awards.Archived fromthe originalon May 4, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 19,2018.
  17. ^"Archived copy".movie-reviews.colossus.net.Archived fromthe originalon May 26, 2005.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^Jason Silverman (February 28, 2004),"Invasion of the Web Film Critics",Wired,retrievedOctober 3,2014
  19. ^"In Online World, Everyone Can Be A Critic",South Florida Sun-Sentinel / Los Angeles Times,June 17, 1997, archived fromthe originalon July 24, 2011,retrievedDecember 16,2009
  20. ^"ReelViews: Movie Reviews and Criticism by James Berardinelli".www.movie-reviews.colossus.net:80.Archived fromthe originalon August 20, 2006.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  21. ^"ReelViews: James Berardinelli's Movie Reviews".www.movie-reviews.colossus.net:80.Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2000.RetrievedJanuary 11,2022.
  22. ^Berardinelli, James."The Last Whisper of the Gods".ReelViews Movie Reviews.RetrievedJune 12,2015.
  23. ^"James Berardinelli on Twitter".Twitter. June 5, 2015.RetrievedJune 12,2015.
  24. ^"Fictional Frontiers".November 3, 2019.RetrievedJune 12,2015.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^Berardinelli, James."Schindler's List".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  26. ^Berardinelli, James."Pulp Fiction".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  27. ^Berardinelli, James."Cry, the Beloved Country".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  28. ^"1996 Top 10".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  29. ^"January 5, 1998 Commentary: Rewinding 1997 -- The Year in Film".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  30. ^"1998 Top 10".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  31. ^"1999 Top 10".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  32. ^"The Best Films of the 1990s".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  33. ^"2000 Top 10".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  34. ^"2001 Top 10".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  35. ^"December 31, 2002 Commentary: Rewinding 2002 -- The Year in Film".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  36. ^"December 28, 2003 Commentary: Rewinding 2003 - The Year in Film".preview.reelviews.net.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  37. ^Berardinelli, James."2004 Top 10 - #1".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  38. ^Berardinelli, James."2005: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  39. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2006: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  40. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2007: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  41. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2008: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  42. ^Berardinelli, James."The Top 10 of 2009".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  43. ^Berardinelli, James."Closing out the Decade with Another Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  44. ^Berardinelli, James."The 2010 Round-Up: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  45. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2011: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  46. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2012 - The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  47. ^Berardinelli, James."The 2013 Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  48. ^Berardinelli, James."The 2014 Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  49. ^Berardinelli, James."2015 in Review: The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  50. ^Berardinelli, James."The 2016 Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  51. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2017 - The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  52. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2018 (Part Four): The Top 10".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  53. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2019: The Year in Review".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  54. ^Berardinelli, James."A Look Back at the 2010s".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  55. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2020: The Year in Movies (The Top 10)".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  56. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2021: The Year in Film (Including the Top 10)".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
  57. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2022 - The Year in Review (Including the Top 10 List)".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
  58. ^Berardinelli, James."Rewinding 2023 - The Year in Film".Reelviews Movie Reviews.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
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