The Basics
I was born at 5:19AM on May 15, 1976 at the now-no-longer-standing Long Beach Naval Hospital in Long Beach, California.

The Critic Thing
I wrote my first movie review in the 8th grade, on 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I did not start writing reviews on a regular basis until 1991, when I became the resident critic for my high school newspaper, Long Beach Polytechnic's High Life. It was during my High Life tenure that I received my first recognition for my work; in 1993 and 1994 I was named "Best High School Critic in California" by the Southern California Journalism Educators Association (SCJEA). In addition to my work on the paper, from 1992-1994 I also wrote film reviews for a now-defunct fanzine known at various times as either Phanzine Star, Zineophilia, or Xenophilia. After graduation in June 1994, I effectively "retired" from the reviewing biz, only to return to the field the following April with the launch of The Movie Report, my weekly e-mail/Usenet movie newsletter. Mr. Brown's Movie Site, the WWW companion to the MR, was launched that November. The Movie Report and Mr. Brown are still going strong, and I currently write the weekly column "Film Flam Flummox" at Kevin Smith's Quick Stop Entertainment and contribute film reviews regularly to CinemaReview Magazine, Film Threat, Epinions, Digital Widescreen, and the African-American Literature Book Club.

Other Interests
In addition to watching a lot of movies, I also watch a fair amount of television and read a number of magazines and newspapers (books on very rare occasions). And if I'm known for anything besides my review work and my infamous two-time UCLA film school rejection, it's for my interest in Michael Jordan. From 1998-1999 I served as Michael's chat forum host at his official site. You can also get a somewhat better idea of my interests by visiting my master links page.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy your visit. Feel free to e-mail me any comments or questions you may have.

--Michael Dequina