I'm a big-time arthouse film nerd who studied cinema and history at the University of Toronto. A staff writer for the J-Film Pow-Wow, I have also contributed to the Directory of World Cinema: France, the first and second volumes of the Directory of World Cinema: Japan and World Film Locations: Tokyo from Intellect Ltd. as well as such publications as CineAction, Midnight Eye, Row Three, Senses of Cinema, Toronto Film Scene and the VCinema Podcast and Blog.