Portfolio
A selection of my work for the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, HitFix, Mental Floss, Inverse, and more.
TV features and web posts
How ‘Glee’ ripping off an indie artist led to musical recaps for ‘BrainDead’ June 27, 2016
Greatest TV Couple of All Time? EW Staff Pick: Peter and Olivia April 11, 2013
How 'Revolution' landed two Led Zeppelin songs for tonight's episode Nov. 19, 2012
‘Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23′: To reunion or not to reunion? Oct. 23, 2012
‘Falling Skies’: Drew Roy on the show’s grossest, creepiest moments Aug. 24, 2012
Movie features and web posts
The untold stories of the iconic ‘Johnny B. Goode’ scene in ‘Back to the Future’ Oct. 21, 2015
See This or Die: 'The Fall' April 13, 2015
When 8 'Back to the Future II' Technologies May Become a Reality Oct. 21, 2014
'The Hobbit': The story behind Neil Finn's dwarvish end credits tune Dec. 18, 2012
Josh Radnor revisits his college years -- and his college campus -- in ‘Liberal Arts’ Sept. 16, 2012
Their movie trailer music is proudly commercial April 8, 2012
‘The Lorax’ targeted for its green credentials March 1, 2012
Oscar nod a tall order for short films Dec. 12, 2011
Top performers
These posts featuring my original reporting have been big traffic-drivers on HitFix.
‘Civil War’: The walls of Peter’s room reveal a sad detail about Peter and Aunt May May 11, 2016
‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ director explains why they changed the movie’s ending March 15, 2016
Here’s what former 007 Pierce Brosnan thought of ‘Spectre’ Nov. 16, 2015
‘Back to the Future’ co-creator answers a much-debated question about the 3rd film July 2, 2015
Personality profiles
Code to Inspire founder Fereshteh Forough is building 'Afghanistan 2.0' June 27, 2019
The real-life inspirations behind ‘Supernatural’ creator Eric Kripke's sci-fi shows Dec. 19, 2018
How ‘Outlander’ composer Bear McCreary is raising the bar on music for TV April 7, 2016
Andy Grammer: from promenade to the House of Blues March 3, 2012
Oscar voters: 99-year-old in academy ‘never wanted to be a star’ Feb. 20, 2012
Group profiles
'Much Ado About Nothing': How a YouTube comedy duo joined the Whedonverse June 23, 2013
LMU student musicians jazz it up April 28, 2011
Meet the Real Dalton Academy Warblers April 19, 2011
HitFix's video series celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare
I pitched, produced, conducted interviews for, and wrote for this Shakespeare 400 video series.
Q&As
Early NASA inspired the women of Kate Mascarenhas’ ‘Psychology of Time Travel’ Feb. 9, 2019
Andrew Garfield on Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Dec. 21, 2016
Brian K. Vaughan talks ‘Saga’ and ‘We Stand on Guard’ Oct. 7, 2015
‘Cymbeline’ director on reuniting with Shakespeare and Ethan Hawke March 13, 2015
Event coverage
'Much Ado About Nothing' kicks off Seattle Film Fest with great fanfare May 17, 2013
Zombies, fried squirrel rule at ‘Walking Dead’ 100th issue party July 14, 2012
Nolan cements his place in Hollywood at hand & footprint ceremony July 7, 2012
Comic-Con: ‘Supernatural’ Panel Dishes Out Teases for Season 7 July 24, 2012
How ‘Glee’ ripping off an indie artist led to musical recaps for ‘BrainDead’ June 27, 2016
Greatest TV Couple of All Time? EW Staff Pick: Peter and Olivia April 11, 2013
How 'Revolution' landed two Led Zeppelin songs for tonight's episode Nov. 19, 2012
‘Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23′: To reunion or not to reunion? Oct. 23, 2012
‘Falling Skies’: Drew Roy on the show’s grossest, creepiest moments Aug. 24, 2012
Movie features and web posts
The untold stories of the iconic ‘Johnny B. Goode’ scene in ‘Back to the Future’ Oct. 21, 2015
See This or Die: 'The Fall' April 13, 2015
When 8 'Back to the Future II' Technologies May Become a Reality Oct. 21, 2014
'The Hobbit': The story behind Neil Finn's dwarvish end credits tune Dec. 18, 2012
Josh Radnor revisits his college years -- and his college campus -- in ‘Liberal Arts’ Sept. 16, 2012
Their movie trailer music is proudly commercial April 8, 2012
‘The Lorax’ targeted for its green credentials March 1, 2012
Oscar nod a tall order for short films Dec. 12, 2011
Top performers
These posts featuring my original reporting have been big traffic-drivers on HitFix.
‘Civil War’: The walls of Peter’s room reveal a sad detail about Peter and Aunt May May 11, 2016
‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ director explains why they changed the movie’s ending March 15, 2016
Here’s what former 007 Pierce Brosnan thought of ‘Spectre’ Nov. 16, 2015
‘Back to the Future’ co-creator answers a much-debated question about the 3rd film July 2, 2015
Personality profiles
Code to Inspire founder Fereshteh Forough is building 'Afghanistan 2.0' June 27, 2019
The real-life inspirations behind ‘Supernatural’ creator Eric Kripke's sci-fi shows Dec. 19, 2018
How ‘Outlander’ composer Bear McCreary is raising the bar on music for TV April 7, 2016
Andy Grammer: from promenade to the House of Blues March 3, 2012
Oscar voters: 99-year-old in academy ‘never wanted to be a star’ Feb. 20, 2012
Group profiles
'Much Ado About Nothing': How a YouTube comedy duo joined the Whedonverse June 23, 2013
LMU student musicians jazz it up April 28, 2011
Meet the Real Dalton Academy Warblers April 19, 2011
HitFix's video series celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare
I pitched, produced, conducted interviews for, and wrote for this Shakespeare 400 video series.
Q&As
Early NASA inspired the women of Kate Mascarenhas’ ‘Psychology of Time Travel’ Feb. 9, 2019
Andrew Garfield on Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Dec. 21, 2016
Brian K. Vaughan talks ‘Saga’ and ‘We Stand on Guard’ Oct. 7, 2015
‘Cymbeline’ director on reuniting with Shakespeare and Ethan Hawke March 13, 2015
Event coverage
'Much Ado About Nothing' kicks off Seattle Film Fest with great fanfare May 17, 2013
Zombies, fried squirrel rule at ‘Walking Dead’ 100th issue party July 14, 2012
Nolan cements his place in Hollywood at hand & footprint ceremony July 7, 2012
Comic-Con: ‘Supernatural’ Panel Dishes Out Teases for Season 7 July 24, 2012