Emma Loggins
Editor In Chief
Emma Loggins is the Founder and Editor in Chief of FanBolt. As a self-proclaimed “Geek Girl,” Emma has been writing about the entertainment industry, geek culture, and pop culture for more than 20 years, with her work appearing on FanBolt, CNN, Autotrader, and a number of other publications. She’s also done on-camera host and media personality work for numerous fan and comic conventions as well.
Emma covers latest entertainment news, her opinions on current happenings in the media, movie reviews, screening/filming opportunities, inside scoops, and more.
As a big film nerd, Emma is also an active member of multiple film critics associations, including the Critics Choice Association, Southeastern Film Critics Association, Atlanta Film Critics Circle, and Georgia Film Critics Association.
Last, but certainly not least, Emma is also the Founder and Editor in Chief of Women’s Business Daily and the Founder and Director of Strategy of Excite Creative Studios.
Emma covers latest entertainment news, her opinions on current happenings in the media, movie reviews, screening/filming opportunities, inside scoops, and more.
As a big film nerd, Emma is also an active member of multiple film critics associations, including the Critics Choice Association, Southeastern Film Critics Association, Atlanta Film Critics Circle, and Georgia Film Critics Association.
Last, but certainly not least, Emma is also the Founder and Editor in Chief of Women’s Business Daily and the Founder and Director of Strategy of Excite Creative Studios.
Michael McKinney
Contributing Writer
Michael McKinney graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in Film. Michael has worked in television for over 35 years at stations in San Antonio, Dallas, and Atlanta. In 2011, he founded his weekly review blog Last One To Leave The Theatre and became the film critic for WUPA-TV’s website cwatlanta.cbslocal.com, writing Preview This!, a weekly look at new movies releasing and long-form reviews of films concentrating on Indie cinema. Michael was film critic for WUPA-TV’s website for ten years and now writes for FanBolt. Michael has covered the L.A. Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Savanah Film Festival, Rome International Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Dragon Con.
Jennifer Steele
Contributing Writer
Jenn is a contributing writer for FanBolt.com. Having been raised Geek Orthodox, Jenn has a love of most things sci-fi. Thanks to Georgia Tech, she also has an honest appreciation for the “sci” as well as the “fi”. Her current favorite shows include, but are not limited to: Doctor Who, Being Human, Sleepy Hollow, and various Joss Whedon offerings.
Sarah Henry
Contributing Writer
Sarah Margaret is an artist who expresses her love for feminism, equality, and justice through a variety of mediums: photography, filmmaking, poetry, illustration, song, acting, and of course, writing. She owns Still Poetry Photography, a company that showcases her passion for capturing poetic moments in time. Instead of poetry in motion, she captures visual poetry in fractions of a second, making cherished keepsakes of unforgettable moments. She is the artist behind the Still Poetry Etsy shop, which houses her illustrations and bespoke, handmade items. She is the author of intricacies are just cracks in the wall, a narrative poetry anthology that follows a young woman discovering herself as she emerges from an abusive relationship.
Paloma Bennett
Contributing Writer
Paloma Bennett is an emerging film and television reviewer based out of Los Angeles. She has written reviews for Whedonopolis, Fandomopolis, Women at Warp, and her own blog Decoding the Daemoverse. In the past, Paloma ran MAE, a feminist film and television review blog. She produced and co-hosted a monthly film podcast called Jump Start Cinema sponsored by New Filmmakers Los Angeles. She has a B.A. in Film and Digital Media from UC Santa Cruz and a Masters in Cinema Critical Studies from San Francisco State University. Paloma loves everything pop culture, including TV shows, movies, comic books, and podcasts. The first major fandom she was geeky about was Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Coby Greif
Contributing Writer
Coby Greif is a contributing writer for FanBolt and previously has written for CBR and Screen Rant. He is a longtime fan of all things movies, TV, anime, superheroes, and more. Some of his favorite franchises include; The Fast Saga, MCU, Mission Impossible, and How To Train Your Dragon. While he’s not an official member of the Justice League or Team Urameshi, he’ll gladly fight to save the world from the likes of Demons and Darkseid.
Dennis Aronov
Contributing Writer
Dennis is currently a senior at NYU, he is majoring in Psychology and Journalism with a focus in clinical psychology and digital/broadcast journalism. He spends most of his time bingeing the latest tv shows but if he’s not doing that then he’s writing about the latest in entertainment news.
Carrie Burns
Resident Georgia Film Expert
Carrie is the owner of Atlanta Movie Tours and loves everything geeky about #GeorgiaFilm. She’s mastered the art of the inside scoop and is involved in the film and tourism industries across Metro Atlanta and Georgia. She is an entrepreneur, dog lover, scuba diver and wanna-be beach bum, who’s favorite movie is The Lost Boys and favorite shows include Murder, She Wrote and the Georgia-filmed The Walking Dead and Stranger Things.
Dan Carroll
Contributing Writer
Dan Carroll is a life-long nerd and promoter of the nerd community in the Southeast. He’s single ladies, but not a single lady. He love classic horror, silver age comics, most shows on TV, and has a reputation for having the worst taste in music.
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Last updated: May 24, 2024
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