About Man, I Love Films

Kaiderman: Co-founderKai Parker is obviously a big deal. This is proven by the fact that his name is at the top of this page. Kai is best known for his awesome list-making skills, his unhealthy love of the film Road House and his favorite topic: KAI! He is one of the site’s main contributors and the host of the MILFcast.

Kai’s Top 5: Fight Club, The Matrix, Star Wars, Dawn of the Dead and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Dylan: Co-founderDylan Fields lets Kai think he’s a big deal by having his name at the top of this page, but we all know who really runs the show. He is one of the site’s main contributors, and is known as the man behind Blog Cabins (now defunct in favor of Man, I Love Films), the founder of the Large Association of Movie Blogs, and the main host of the LAMBcast.

Dylan’s Top 5: Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fletch and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Justin: Lead ContributorJustin Gott is a man with a plan. Unfortunately, that plan is written in a language he doesn’t understand… so he continues to seek out knowledge in as many ways possible to figure it all out. He talks as fast as Nick Naylor, drives like Dominic Toretto, and kicks ass like Frank Martin. And only two of those are made up. Oh, and he is the number one fan of the one and only Tom Cruise. Don’t hate. Appreciate. Justin will be adding his takes to movie news from around the web.

Justin’s Top 5: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Adaptation., Cocktail, Ratatouille, and Training Day.

Jason: ContributorJason Soto, much like the honey badger, doesn’t give a shit. He’ll take on any bad movie you throw at him. Jason is also the resident horror guy and will gladly shave your back for a nickel. He is the man behind the man behind Horror Thursday here at Man, I Love Films.

Jason’s Top 5: Pulp Fiction, Basket Case, Rear Window, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Snakes on a Plane.

Jason’s blog, Your Face!, can be found here.

Sebastian: ContributorNothing phases Sebastian Gutierrez. This college student moved across the country to attend Bard, then spent his freshman year doing everything under the sun, from learning French to writing and acting in plays to obsessing over JoGo and Muse, and oh yeah, he runs his own blog, too. Sebastian hosts the Cinematic Captions game for Man, I Love Films.

Sebastian’s Top 5: The Godfather, 28 Days Later…, Se7en, WALL-E , and The Dark Knight.

Sebastian’s blog, Films From the Supermassive Black hole, can be found here.

Simon: ContributorSimon Columb has written a blog for a few years in the hope that he can actually reflect on the countless films he has – and will – watch. He was one-half of the now defunct Simon and Jo Film Show and aims to understand the history of cinema by watching films from any genre, from any country and from any time-period. Unfortunately, that is a helluva alot of films. So it is an uphill struggle… but he persists. He is also a teacher of Art & Design in London, England. Mr. Columb writes about classic reviews in his column, Classic Columb.

Simon’s Top 5: Jurassic Park, Goodfellas, The Godfather, Annie Hall, and Signs.

Simon’s blog, Screen Insight, can be found here.

Wayne: ContributorIn the blogosphere, Wayne Howard is better known by the handle Reel Whore because he’s cinema’s bitch and proud of it. No matter how badly he may gripe about the latest lame rom-com, kiddie crap, or over-sequeled actioner, it doesn’t take much persuading for him to watch it. Wayne isn’t much of a fan of Top 5 lists, you barely break a sweat with five; it’s gotta be seven, man! Tack on Die Hard and Old School to the list below. Wayne will be contributing Vault Reviews to Man, I Love Films.

Wayne’s Top 5: Ghostbusters, The Big Lebowski, Robocop, The Fifth Element and The Good The Bad and the Ugly.

Wayne’s blog, Reel Whore, can be found here.

Heather: ContributorHeather Baxendale is better known in the blogsphere as certifiably insane, this title deemed by one of the two narcissists that run this damn website. She’s been the matriarch of Movie Mobsters for several years, but decided to finally get in the kitchen and start working for some men instead. She is Kai’s less than focused co-host on the MILFcast. Straight jackets were created for this drool-cup wearing, list-writing freak of the movie world. Heather will be contributing lists and other funsies to Man, I Love Films, along with continuing her co-hosting duties with Kai mutha truckin’ Parker.

Heather’s Top 5: Lord of the Rings, Terminator 2, Star Wars, Se7en, and Aliens.

Lauren: ContributorLauren Humphries-Brooks has a long name and a bunch of degrees in Cinema Studies, Creative Writing and English Literature, all of which have adequately prepared her for a life of extreme laziness. Lauren spends her off-hours obsessing over old movies, new movies, long books and Englishmen, not always in that order. She thinks Alfred Hitchcock is the greatest filmmaker in the history of the universe and will arm wrestle anyone who says otherwise. She wanted to be the paleontologist leader of a motorcycle gang, but supposes that film blogger will have to do. Lauren delivers fresh editorials every Tuesday, along with Pat.

Lauren’s Top 5: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Lady Vanishes, Ghostbusters, A Night at the Opera and The Fearless Vampire Killers.

Lauren’s additional movie and non-movie musings can be found here.

Thaddeus: ContributorThaddeus Zwolfe loves being a lawyer, and he loves being a photographer, but he never stops writing. An idealistic, pan-ethnic New Yorker, he’s always quick with a smile, joke, or inane bit of trivia. Turn-ons include boots, music, socialized medicine… Thaddeus is the independent film delegate for Man, I Love Films, helping to promote and review truly independent filmmakers and their films from across the globe.

Thaddeus’ Top 5: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, Pan’s Labyrinth, and The Big Sleep.

Thaddeus’ personal blog, Net-flixation, can be found here.

Sir Phobos: ContributorSir Phobos has been watching movies since the ’80s, when he had VHS tapes of Empire Strikes Back, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Ghostbusters, and Beverly Hills Cop being played on a constant, healthy loop. He often contemplates his navel by asking questions such as, “Why doesn’t Pauly Shore make more movies?” When he’s not writing satire about movies and the movie industry, he’s probably eating food or watching kittens fall asleep. His love of acronyms accidentally led him to Man, I Love Films. Sir Phobos contributes “Man, I Love Funny” pieces to the site.

Sir Phobos’ Top 5: Ghostbusters, Cure, Let the Right One In, Anchorman, and Wild Strawberries.

Sir Phobos’ personal blog, Green People Soup, can be found here.

Pat: ContributorPat used to merely watch films. Now he’s forced to squeeze his moviegoing around work and chasing four children. Today, Pat rents, streams, DVRs or buys in order to get his flix fix. He’s fascinated by everything from the latest releases to the state of film blogging. He also has an unhealthy obsession with podcasts. Pat joins Lauren as an editorialist and will be posting on Saturdays.

Pat’s Top 5: Ed Wood, Big Trouble in Little China, Ran, 12 Angry Men, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Pat’s personal blog, 100 Years of Movies, can be found here.

Jessica: ContributorCurrently double majoring in Animation/Interactive Design and Economics, Jess Lewis is one tough cookie who has no problem telling it like it is. A movie fiend since birth, Jess prefers films that mess with your mind, make you think and catch you off guard. Aspiring to be a filmmaker herself, you can usually find Jess coming up with some sort of future film idea or looking up random facts about her favorite directors. Due to her large memory of lyrics for many genres of music, she is often referred to as a “fully-loaded iPod shuffle”…sometimes without volume control. Jess simply wouldn’t be complete without all of her quirky obsessions like dark beer, beards (preferably on men), dog breeds, and the Baltimore Ravens. If you want a movie critic with a raw, honest, and never held back voice, then Jess is your gal. Jess will be contributing news items and new release reviews, amongst other things, to Man, I Love Films.

Jessica’s Top 5: American Beauty, Almost Famous, Waking Life, American History X, and The Departed.

Josh: ContributorJosh Lyons is the self-proclaimed King of Couch Potatoes. With a collection of around 2,000 DVDs and Blu-rays (and growing), he would be perfectly content kicking back on the couch watching movies all day (except for when he needs to catch up on The Walking Dead and Big Bang Theory). Josh’s ultimate goal is to become a recluse that never has to move from in front of the TV. So, he blogs about movies and TV in an attempt to one day support that dream. Josh will handle New-to-DVD reviews for Man, I Love Films – which you’re free to disagree with, so long as you’re fine with being wrong.

Josh’s Top 5: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, 12 Angry Men, Memento, and The Boondock Saints.

Josh’s personal blog, The Couch Potato Club, can be found here.

Steve: Musical DirectorSteve Bush is a musician and song writer who currently produces the music to the Man, I Love Films Podcast. In addition to producing jingles for the Petros and Money show on Fox Sports Radio and the music to the Yokal Sports Sports Report in Minneapolis, Steve performs in numerous bands across the southern California area (The Bill Shakespeares, Mike B and the Universe, formerly C24C).

Steve’s Top 5: The Usual Suspects, JAWS, Saving Private Ryan, Die Hard, and Predator.

Susannah: Design CzarSusannah is the loving wife of Dylan who puts up with his ridiculous love of The Karate Kid and Teen Wolf. She also lives up to her title by providing invaluable graphic design input to the Man, I Love Films team.

Susannah’s Top 5: Fight Club, Code 46, Finding Nemo, Across the Universe and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Shirley: “Editor-in-Chief”Shirley is the loving wife of Kai who puts up with his ridiculous love of comic books, movie posters, and little plastic men, aka action figures. She lives up to her title by proofreading Kai’s posts.

Shirley’s Top 5: Never Been Kissed, The Royal Tenenbaums, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Mermaids, and Parenthood.