Founder of Barncat Publishing Inc., Bernard is a former film critic for “The New York Daily News.” She is the author and editor of five books on film, including “The X List: Movies That Turn Us On,” and one about breast cancer, which she successfully battled. She also has written a Lois Lane and a Superman for DC Comics. Her website is http//www.jamibernard.com.

Since 1980, Corliss has written film reviews and many cover stories for “Time” magazine. Earlier, he edited the magazine, “Film Comment,” and wrote the important book, ‘Talking Pictures,” making an argument for the key roles of the screenwriter and screenwriting in the artistry of movies. He has been a television guest 14 times on “The Charlie Rose Show,” His reviews can be found at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-1227/.

The best-known and probably best-loved American film critic, Ebert has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and, in 2009, was made an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. He’s written thousands of reviews for “The Chicago Sun-Times” since 1967, and, for 23 years, he co-hosted a popular television show with Gene Siskel devoted to film criticism. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his critical writings. His website is http://rogerebert.suntimes.com.

At age 22, Gleiberman graduated from reviewing for the college newspaper at the University of Michigan to, in 1981, writing for “The Boston Phoenix,” where he eventually became first-string critic. He has been a critic for “Entertainment Weekly” since the magazine began in 1990. He is also a reviewer for NY-1, New York’s 24-hour cable station. He is an ex-Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle and a member of The National Society of Film Critics. His reviews can be found at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-763/

From working at the French Film Office in the 1960s, Haskell went to “The Village Voice,” where she was a groundbreaking, extremely influential feminist film critic. Her feminist consciousness also informed her classic 1977 best-seller, “From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies.” Her 1990 memoir, “Love and Other Infectious Diseases,” chronicled her marriage then, and now, to film critic Andrew Sarris. Her website is http://www.mollyhaskell.com.

His first film review for “The Village Voice” was in 1977. He’s been there ever since, and as senior film critic since 1986. Additionally, he’s a professor of film studies at New York University, and the author of a wide-range of scholarly film books, from “Midnight Movies” (with Jonathan Rosenbaum) to “Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds.” His collected essays are entitled “Vulgar Modernism: Writing on Film and Other Media.”
His reviews can be found at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-52/.

Born in 1916, Kauffmann has been writing about films for “The New Republic” since 1958, easily the longest run of an American reviewer. Additionally, he has published twelve books of criticism, seven novels, and a memoir, “Albums of Early Life.” His anthology (with Bruce Hensell), “American Film Criticism: From the Beginnings to Citizen Kane,” is the classic source. In 1966, Kauffmann spent eight months as first-string drama critic for “The New York Times.” His reviews can be found at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-350/.

Since 1988, Klawans has been film critic for “The Nation,” filling a position earlier held by such luminaries as James Agee. Winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Klawans has taught film criticism at Columbia University, and published two books of criticism, “Film Follies: Cinema Out of Order” and “Left in the Dark: Film Reviews and Essays, 1998-2001.” He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and The National Society of Film Critics. His reviews can be found at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-354/.

In 1996, Knowles launched the immensely popular website, ainticoolnews.com, out of his bedroom in Austin, Texas. He claims to have readers in every country in the world, and two million individual readers per month on his Website. With his influence on young movie fans, Knowles is often flown to Hollywood for an advanced look at new films. He was a frequent guest on “Roger Ebert & the Movies,” and his friend, Quentin Tarantino, has labeled him “The Wolf Blitzer of the Internet,” for his behind-the-scenes detective work in movie reporting.

The co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the film blog Cinematical, Longworth has written about film, new media and popular culture for a variety of sites and print publications, including NewTeeVee, Netscape, TV Squad, and “Filmmaker Magazine.” She currently blogs about film for Spout.com, where she also contributes to the FilmCouch podcast. Her reviews can be found at http://blog.spout.com/.