TSR Staff
Jeff Bayer: Editor-in-Chief, Publisher
Bayer is the film critic for KPTV Fox 12 in Portland. He is a proud member of rottentomatoes.com and has written for the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye, was the film critic for the Daily Herald’s Beep and a critic for the Daily Herald. He’s also written for UGO.com, screentalk.biz, thedeadbolt.com and the magazine Clubline Chicago. While in Chicago, Bayer was a member of the CFCA (Chicago Film Critic’s Association).
Getting a master’s in journalism from Roosevelt University in Chicago was a great second chapter in his life. Gone are the days of sales positions (hopefully) and ideally he will be writing about film for a long time to come.
Now living Portland, Bayer is the proud creator of the “Scorecard” review format as well as The Scorecard Review Awards, allowing movie fans to have a voice during the awards season.
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Chris De Salvo: Staff Writer
De Salvo is a renaissance man. There are few fields of work he hasn’t dabbled in, and feels this gives his opinions a unique slant. Tends to either love something, or hate it. It’s safe to say he writes
with a jagged edge that either rips something apart, or carefully preserves what makes it great.
The Chicago native is a die hard Chicago Cubs fan who doesn’t care that certain politicians have gone on records dismissing their success and siding with the White Sox.
Though he won’t soon name names, he doesn’t think favorite teams come into playing when decisions are made at the ballot.
He has too open of a mind to shun related disagreements, so if you don’t necessarily agree with something he has to say, contact him immediately. You can also read De Salvo at Culture Kill Art Kill Culture.
High five.
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David Pohl: Staff Writer
Pohl is an outdoor enthusiast with a hidden passion for film. He writes part-time while maintaining a place in the real word. With no formal journalism training his goal is to bring the perspective of an average moviegoer.
Midwest born and raised Pohl graduated from the University of Michigan in 2002. After long stop over in Chicago he headed west via covered wagon at a grueling pace with meager rations. After a broken axle, a snake bite and several failed hunting trips he arrived in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle is home now and will be for at least the next few years.
Pohl welcomes your opinions on the films he reviews. Feel free to drop him a line.
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Thomas Pardee: Staff Writer
Pardee prides himself on not being a snob, thank you very much.
A journalism student and freelance writer living in Chicago, he thinks far too many critics write from the ego and not from the gut. Pardee likes his gut, especially when it speaks to him.
California born and bred (but no, not from L.A.), Pardee is a ravenous consumer of TV, film, pop music and pop culture. He follows at least a dozen shows religiously, goes to the movies at least once a week and is uncomfortably well-versed in all things Britney Spears.
He tends to cut films more slack then they deserve at times. Feel free to call him out if he’s being too merciful.
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Morrow McLaughlin: Staff Writer
McLaughlin is a frustrated horror writer and a twitchy, half-crazed ghost story junkie. She daydreams in slow-mo, hides in the shrubbery outside your house, and likes to relax over hand-made medieval dioramas. By day, McLaughlin designs and implements text for an online insurance licensing school, which acts as an accelerant for her ongoing psychological deterioration. If you see her crab walking down the street, it’s best to just avoid all eye contact.
McLaughlin received a BA in English from the University of Iowa and then a healthy dose of reality regarding the worth of said English degree. Several years later, starving and ill prepared to do anything other than use twenty-five cent words to make snide comments, McLaughlin went back to Portland State University for her MS in technical writing. Now she can feed herself and pay her rent.
Jeff Bayer took McLaughlin on at The Scorecard Review as a social experiment and has only managed to keep her ego in check by welding her up in the basement. With the protection of his chain mail and the use of powerful shark deterrent, Bayer inspires McLaughlin to write semi-cohesive articles once in a while.
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Nick Allen: Staff Writer
When he was younger, one of the only places that Nicholas ever biked to was a video store no more than a mile away from his house. When said store suddenly burned down one day, he decided to stick to movie theaters. He has since then faced his fears with Netflix, although while having an account with that website he did (ironically) work at Blockbuster for a month, (his only day of being a true employee was spent recommending Fargo to a billion people). He is a lover of films, movies, and trash.
When he’s not geeking out over Ingmar Bergman, he’s probably daydreaming about Red Dawn. He does think Citizen Kane is (probably) the best movie ever made, but has a hard time thinking Commando isn’t too far behind.
Fun facts:
-Lectures at many fine universities on the history of the band Weezer.
-Has the unique bragging rights of personally out-awkwarding Michael Cera.
-Can quote every Chris Tucker-ism from all three of the Rush Hour movies.
-An Olympic gold medal winning super-speed walker. Please let him pass.
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Nick is currently “writing” out of the Chicago area. He is going to abuse this wonderful opportunity to hopefully one-day high-five Roger Ebert.
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