James Rocchi Introduction Film critic and writer with more than two decades of experienceContributor to many entertainment websites, magazines, and newspaper columnsAppeared as himself in the film documentary Rewind This! (Imperial PolyFarm Productions, 2013) Experience James Rocchi is a former writer for ThoughtCo who covered movies. James began working as a film critic in 2008. Since that time, his reviews, commentary, and interviews appear in entertainment media outlets such as MSN.com, Aol.com, TheWrap.com, IndieWire.com, MotherJones.com, and many others.James appeared in the documentary film Rewind This! (Imperial PolyFarm Productions, 2013), where he played himself, a film critic. He wrote Rocchi's Retro Rental column for the San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com) and film reviews for The Los Angeles Times. His work also appears both in print and online at such prestigious outlets as IndieWire.com, RollingStone.com, Film.com, MSN.com, Netflix.com, MotherJones.com, Nylon Magazine, Boxoffice Magazine, Empire Magazine, and countless others. Education James Rocchi earned a Bachelor Arts (B.A.) in English and History from Western University in 1992.Awards and PublicationsRewind This! (Imperial PolyFarm Productions, 2013)Film review The South Will Rise, But Not Like You Expected, In The Pagan, Powerful ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ (IndieWire.com, 2012)Film review Captive–Kate Mara and David Oleweyo Thriller Fails to Thrill (TheWrap.com, 2015)16 Best Stand-Up Comics Turned Filmmakers (RollingStone.com, 2014)Al Pacino faces actors' nightmares in Philip Roth's 'The Humbling' (LATimes.com, 2014)Film review 12 Years a Slave (Cinephiled.com, 2013)Film review Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (MotherJones, 2008) LiveAbout and Dotdash Meredith LiveAbout, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a reference site focused on entertainment, activities, and hobbies. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from James Rocchi The Meaning of Movie Ratings