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James Berardinelli (born September, 1967) is a popular online film critic. Berardinelli has over 2900 reviews listed on the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes and he claims to review around 150 films per year. According to Berardinelli, ReelViews has between 70,000 and 80,000 hits per day. Berardinelli is educated, and works as an electrical engineer. He was married in 2005 to one of his longtime readers.

Berardinelli is noted for his in-depth and learned analysis of films and has kept an open mind in viewing films in all subjects. His reviews are frequently peppered with dry humor and offer extensive explanation pertaining to background information on a film. His articles are often thoroughly researched and contain many educational tidbits. Despite having no credentials or formal education in film, he is among the most respected film critics in America. Longtime friend and fellow film critic Roger Ebert has written very positive comments about Berardinelli.

Berardinelli also writes a blog called ReelThoughts in which he muses on issues of the day or whatever is on his mind. The entries are usually daily but are sporadic and made on an irregular basis to accommodate Berardinelli's schedule. The most frequent topics of his columns include DVD technology, the film industry, film piracy, and censorship. ReelThoughts sometimes touches on politics and hot button issues. The apparent inadequacies of the MPAA's rating system to properly address content in current movies is an issue that Berardinelli has addressed frequently; among his complaints, he has been a forceful advocate of decriminalizing public female toplessness and has frequently derided the MPAA for affixing R ratings to films in which a woman's bare breasts are shown tastefully.

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