Christopher Null


Christopher Null is a film critic, columnist and former blogger for Yahoo! Tech, editor of Drinkhacker.com, and was the founder and editor-in-chief of Filmcritic.com, which operated from 1995 to 2012. Prior to the widespread popularity of the world wide web, he was one of the most prolific reviewers posting in the rec.arts.movies.reviews newsgroup. In 2003, CNN called Null an "expert in media, business and technology". In 2013, Null founded Film Racket.

Publications

Null has written for numerous publications, including Wired, Business 2.0, PC World, Men's Journal, San Francisco Magazine, Yahoo! Internet Life, Working Woman, PC/Computing, San Jose Magazine, The Austin Chronicle, and The Austin American-Statesman. He is also the author of two books: Five Stars!, a manual for aspiring film critics, and Half Mast, a novel. A list of Null's publications is available at his website.

Editorial positions

Prior to writing for Yahoo!, he was the founding editor-in-chief of Mobile PC magazine. He also served as editor-in-chief of New Architect, Executive Editor of Smart Business magazine, and Managing Reviews Editor of LAN Times magazine.

Personal life

Null obtained an MBA at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a founding member of the Online Film Critics Society.