James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli (born September 1967) is an American online film critic.

Personal life
Berardinelli was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and spent his early childhood in Morristown, New Jersey. At 9, he relocated to the township of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1985 until 1990, obtaining both a Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduating he worked for Bellcore Company, now Telcordia Technologies, and spent the next 15 years working "in a variety of fields, including fiber optics, video testing, and software systems." In 2004, he married one of his longtime readers. In 2010 he announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child.

Career
Starting in 1993, Berardinelli started publishing reviews in Usenet. In 1997 he became a film critic. Berardinelli also writes ReelThoughts, a weblog.