This Movie Changed Me Creators & Guests

Liliana Maria Percy Ruíz is the executive producer at On Being Studios.

Hrishikesh Hirway is the host/creator of the podcasts Song Exploder and Partners, and co-host of The West Wing Weekly.

Emily St. James (formerly Emily VanDerWerff) is a critic, journalist, podcaster, and writer. Currently, she is the Critic at Large for Vox. Prior to 2019, she published under her old name, Todd VanDerWerff.St. James started her career by working for the student newspaper while studying at South Dakota State University. In 2004, she graduated and began working for newspapers, writing and copy editing, while maintaining her TV blog. Later, she wrote for the A.V. Club, first as a freelance writer, and then as an editor.

Anthony Oliver Scott is an American journalist and cultural critic, known for his film and literary criticism.

Hadley Clare Freeman is an American British journalist. She writes for The Sunday Times, having previously written for The Guardian.In 2024 she won Broadsheet Columnist of the Year from The Press Awards.

Anthony Breznican is an American journalist and novelist who writes for Vanity Fair. He is a former senior staff writer for Entertainment Weekly, has also reported for USA Today and the Associated Press.

Steve Almond is a short-story writer, essayist, author, and co-host of Dear Sugars podcast.

Mark Kermode is a film critic and musician. He is the chief film critic for The Observer, contributes to the magazine Sight & Sound, co-presents the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review.

Monica Castillo is the arts and culture reporter for Colorado Public Radio.