About Us
Andrew Johnson
Founder, Executive Editor
Andrew once watched more than 100 releases a year. Now he has two daughters and an inability to stay awake/alive if he isn't constantly moving. He makes up for not getting to the theater as often as he'd like by writing about classic film and crafting thinkpieces that have a quarter of the audience (at best) of the latest Marvel review Steve just published.
Favorite Movie: Casablanca
Steve Cimino
Senior Writer
Steve is a Los Angeles-based writer/editor who can now boast to being as tan as Andrew is pale. He was born in South Jersey and, as such, loves Bruce Springsteen; after stints in Boston and DC, he found a home in the entertainment capital of the world and makes time for at least one movie a week. You can hear him perfecting his hosting skills on every episode of our podcast.
Favorite Movie: Danny Collins or The Godfather
Regular Contributors
Tom Kutsch, Al Pacino Beat
Sam Johnson, Christmas Beat
The Backstory
It all started with an overly loud, almost daily conversation at a Washington D.C.-area nonprofit. The history of In Reel Deep stretches back a little bit further, but in its current (and future) form that's the true genesis of this place.
In Reel Deep is about just a few things - the same things that sparked those debates and jokes way back in the early 2010s:
A love of film of all kinds - from Golden Age classics to obscure foreign films to popcorn superhero flicks of today to, of course, just about everything Al Pacino has every made.
A serious and borderline pretentious approach to movies, and a completely unserious and unpretentious approach to how we talk about them.
Friendship. It is what brought us together after all.
We're as professional as you can be while remaining complete amateurs, and we hope that comes across as you read our reviews and essays and listen to our podcast.
Enjoy!
- Andrew