Meet The Team

Paul Thomas Heath THN  e1352314139161 Meet The TeamPaul Heath

Founder, CEO, Editor-In-Chief

Twitter: @paulthomasheath

‘You can teach them to type, but you can’t teach them to grow tits.’

From: Gloucester

Going: To Heaven

Crowning achievement: Once danced with Christina Aguilera in a Birmingham nightclub

Favourite movies: Road House, Star Wars, Back To The Future

Least favourite movies: Anything complicated

Thinks he looks like: Robbie Williams

Actually looks like: Dom Joly

 

THN Emma Thrower Meet The TeamEmma Thrower

Reviews Editor

Twitter: @iamnotwaynegale

From: Chichester

Going: To Hobbiton if I don’t grow beyond 5′

Crowning achievement: Staying relatively relaxed in the presence of Mr. Spielberg

Favourite movies: Fight Club, Back To The Future, The Lord Of The Rings

Least Favourite movies: Anything with a distinct lack of Michael Fassbender

Thinks she looks like: Michelle ‘Lady Mary’ Dockery

Actually looks like: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom from McFly’s lovechild

 

Tom Fordy THN1 Meet The TeamTom Fordy

Resident Legend

Twitter: @thetomfordy

‘I couldn’t fuck a gorilla.’

From: Bristol

Going: To Disneyland

Most attracted to: The Little Mermaid or Bill Murray. Whichever one’s up for it.

Favourite movies: Jaws, LA Confidential, Ghostbusters

Least favourite movies: Tim Burton’s career

Would like to be played by: Russell Crowe

Would most likely be played by: Justin Lee Collins

 

Dan Bullock THN  e1352317606214 Meet The TeamDan Bullock

News Editor, Reviewer

Twitter: @danbullock

‘If you really wanted to screw me up, you should have got to me earlier.’

From: Devon

Going: Once, going twice…

Crowning achievement: Getting drunk with Stephen Graham and building a cheese moon

Favourite movies: Good Will Hunting, Jurassic Park, Almost Famous

Least favourite movies: Ones that pretend to have interconnecting stories but, in truth, are just shit.

Thinks he looks like: Neil Patrick Harris or Alexander Armstrong

Actually looks like: A lovechild of the two

 

Jazmine Bradley THN Meet The TeamJazmine Sky Bradley

Assistant Editor

Twitter: @JazmineSky

From: Southend-On-Sea

Going: To anywhere but Southend-On-Sea

Crowning achievement: Not losing it when she met Cillian Murphy

Favourite movies: Blue Valentine, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Toy Story 2

Least favourite movies: Anything shown at university

Thinks she looks like: Anne Hathaway with short hair

Actually looks like: Shit

 

Sam Carey THN e1352318782636 Meet The TeamSam Carey

Home Entertainment Editor

Twitter: @samtcarey

‘You know I said I’d kill you last… I lied!’

From: Bristol

Going: Where everybody knows my name… failing this, to work and back

Crowning achievment: Seeing but not punching Jeremy Clarkson

Favourite movies: Warrior, Requiem For A Dream, Commando, The Lost Boys

Least favourite movies: The Fourth Kind, Dredd, The Future

Thinks he looks like: A lovely King Edward potato, all sexy and starchy

Actually looks like: A common garden potato

 

Craig Hunter THN Meet The TeamCraig Hunter

Horror Editor

Twitter: @TheCraigHunter

‘The Lord said let there be light. And there was… And you could see for fucking miles!’

From: Tyne & Wear

Going: To Comic-Con (One day!)

Crowning achievment: Attended the Oscars in 2004

Favourite movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Halloween, The Thing, JFK

Least favourite movies: Anything with Chris Tucker (except SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK)

Thinks he looks like: Vin Diesel

Actually looks like: George Dawes

 

Luke Ryan Baldock THN e1352321000754 Meet The TeamLuke Ryan Baldock

Features, Reviews

Twitter: @lukeryanbaldock

‘There’s always one fuckhead like you trying to shit in the apple pie. Well you just shat in the one apple pie that knows how to shit back.’

From: Ipswich

Taken: To Isengard

Crowning achievment: Standing next to the Godzilla statue at Toho Studios whilst wearing a King Kong T-Shirt

Favourite movies: Seven Samurai, Mona Lisa, Godzilla, In Bruges, The Blair Witch Project, Amelie

Least favourite movies: We Need To Talk About Kevin, Cars 2, Mission Impossible 2, Gummo

 

John Sharp THN Meet The TeamJohn Sharp

Features, Reviews

Twitter: @SpeckyKweer

‘Because that’s what I am.’

From: Originally hailing from Hounslow, currently residing in Twickenham. Still West London, newly a ponce.

Going: I’ve already been, thanks.

Crowning achievment: Did a skydive for charity, The Albert Kennedy Trust in particular. Have a butchers here

Favourite movies: Amelie, Airplane, Groundhog Day, Dog Day Afternoon

Least favourite movies: The Transformers ones, She’s All That, The ’On The Buses’ franchise

Thinks he looks like: CM Punk

Actually looks like: Nathan Lane

 

Martin McDonagh THN Meet The TeamMartin Daniel McDonagh
Features Editor

Twitter: @GMartinMcDonagh

‘We’re going to have to bop our way back.’

From: Da Endz (Harlesden, London)

Going: To hell, with all those other evil atheists, or so I am informed

Crowning achievement: Was once mistakenly praised for directing In Bruges

Favourite movies: The Warriors, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Edukators, Withnail & I

Least favourite movies: 
The Fast and Furious franchise, Shutter Island, The Thompsons, Michael Bay’s repertoire  

Thinks he looks like: Tom Selleck; the degenerate hippie years    

Actually looks like: Jesus Christ; during his brief stint as the slightly malnourished and lesser known fifth musketeer

 

Esben Evans THN Meet The TeamEsben Evans

News, Reviews

‘I was hiding under your porch because I love you, can I stay?’

From: Vipperød, Denmark

Going: Straight to the Oscars…someday!

Crowning Achievement: Being an all around badass! Oh, and once ate 1.5 kg of food in one meal

Favourite Movies: Sunshine, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Fight Club

Thinks He Looks Like: A young Liam Neeson

Actually Looks Like: Alfie Allen AKA Theon ‘Weirdo Creep’ Greyjoy

 

Isra Alkassi THN Meet The Team

Isra Al Kassi

News, Reviews, Features

Twitter: @isradasassy

‘Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.’

From: Sweden

Going: To take over the world

Dirtiest film secret: Sometimes YouTubes ‘Comfortably Numb – Departed’ just to watch amazing foreplay

Favourite movies: Rope, Fight Club, Say Anything

Least favourite movie: Anything with Kate Hudson

Favourite Movie Score: Edward Norton’s voice

Thinks she looks like: Jessica Alba

Actually looks like: A dark haired Gary Busey

611 300x216 Meet The TeamNush Davies

Reviews, Red Carpet, Interviews

“Obviously, Betsy’s strengths for the team are that she’s an omega level telepath and a stealthy ninja bad ass.” – of Psylocke

From: London / NSW

Going: To San Francisco and will be sure to wear some flowers in my hair…

Crowning achievement: Playing a rotting factory worker in Dark Shadows 2012

Favourite movies: Suddenly Last Summer, La Haine, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Taxi Driver, Vertigo, Almost Famous, Withnail & I, Nuts in May

Least favourite movies: Lazy buck guzzling flicks

Thinks she looks like: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton’s progeny

Actually looks like: Gollum weds The Corpse Bride

 

Chris Wharfe THN Meet The TeamChris Wharfe

Reviews, Features

Twitter: @chriswharfe

‘Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?’

From: The Grim North

Going: Anywhere else

Crowning achievement: Pissing off Cillian Murphy mid-interview

Favourite movies: Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, anything Batman-related

Least favourite movies: [Almost] anything with De Niro post-2000, the spoof genre

Aspires to be like: ’70s/’80s Harrison Ford

Is actually more like: That one Stormtrooper who bangs his head in A New Hope

 

Claire Huxham Meet The TeamClaire Joanne Huxham

Reviews, Features

Twitter: @ClaireHuxham

‘Good lord – I’ve heard about this- cat juggling!’

From: Despite saying Bristol to look “hip”, it’s actually Weston-super-Mare

Going: To Starfleet Academy

Crowning achievement: Once stood behind Brian May at a gig

Favourite movies: Blade Runner, Aliens, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Favourite TV: Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, ST: TNG, DS9, VGER

Thinks she looks like: Xena

Actually looks like: Daria

 

Dave Bennet THN e1352330231825 Meet The TeamDave Bennett

Features, Podcast, Tea-boy

Twitter: @1davebennett

‘They were still booing him when we came on stage.’

From: Surrey

Going: Senile at 27

Crowning achievement: Scoring a tap-in at the Madejski Stadium

Favourite movies: This is Spinal Tap, Harold & Maude, Platoon

Least favourite movie: Requiem For a Dream

Thinks he looks like: Christian Bale

Actually looks like: Simon Cowell

 

Joe Upton1 e1353090261152 Meet The TeamJoseph Upton

Podcast, Features, Reviews

Twitter: @JoeyUps

‘Do you see what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass?!’

From: Woking

Going: Super-Nova

Crowning achievement: Former child star of the 1989 TV movie The Woman in Black; it’s been downhill ever since.

Favourite movies: The Evil Dead 2, The Big Lebowski, Labyrinth, Harold and Maude, John Carpenter’s The Thing

Least favourite movies: The Amazing Spider Man (on principle), Eureka (pretentious and boring)

Thinks he looks like: Jason Statham

Actually looks like: A mal-nourished Mitchell brother

 

Matt Dennis THN Meet The TeamMatt Dennis

Reviews, Features, TV, Geek Cubed Podcast

Twitter: @mattyjdennis

I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.’

From: Bracknell

Going: To live forever or die trying!

Crowning achievement: Asked David Tennant a question on The Graham Norton Show.  Graham Norton called him a genius!

Favourite movies: Jaws, 12 Angry Men, Dawn of the Dead, Shallow Grave, Lord of the Rings, Mary Poppins, Up

Least favorite movies: Twilight, What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Shrek the Third

Thinks he looks like: Ben Whishaw

Actually looks like: Velma from Scooby Doo, Post-Op

 

Rob Burch THN e13523230948001 Meet The TeamRob Burch

Features, Reviews, Graphics

Twitter: @RoBurch_Cherub

‘Must be Thursday. Never got the hang of Thursdays’

From: Thornton Heath

Going: ‘Figuring that out, Watersnake, is what life is all about.’

Crowning achievment: Once shook hands with a Steven Moffat

Favourite movies: 9, Serenity, Pandorum, Daniel Craig Bond movies, the works of Tim Burton

Least favourite movies: The Mist, Roger Moore Bond movies

Thinks he looks like: Aiden Turner

Actually looks like: Paul McCartney (so he’s been told, and he’s not that happy about it)

 

  • http://YourWebsite... Leof8

    Ha! Paul I remember the night of that photo being taken at the famous drinking den of the Actors of Shaftesbury Avenue, bar on Tottenham court Rd, that I forget the name of… we did have a few i recall.. Loving the site!

    Leo