Woody Allen once said: “If my films make one person miserable, then I’ve done my job.” That was the inspiration for Film Misery – it’s a website for people who are so obsessed with movies that it makes living life miserable. With movie reviews, Oscar predictions, trivia, film history, links, lists, and monthly tributes, Film Misery has everything that the obsessed movie fan could want. This website is for those who spend endless hours browsing movie websites; for anyone who has ever turned down a night out on the town with friends because you just got the newest Criterion DVD; for anyone who truly is miserably obsessed.
Alex Carlson
Owner/Editor/Podcast Co-Host
Alex started Film Misery in early 2009 after living the site’s title for many years. His film obsession began in high school when he and his friends would see all of the Oscar Best Picture nominees and try to make predictions. He began Oscar Addict in 2006, which was solely dedicated to Oscar coverage and converted it to the broader Film Misery several years later. Alex graduated from the University of Minnesota, Morris with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Economics. He works in community relations for a local college and is the head coach of a high school speech team. He currently lives with his wife in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Davin Lacksonen
Contributor/DVD Columnist
Davin was born in Ohio, lives in Wisconsin, attends a university in Oregon, and previously lived in Asia. Yet despite all this adventurous traveling, he spends most of his time away from reality, marveling at the cinematic creations of Billy Wilder, Orson Welles, and just about every other filmmaker. In those few and far between moments that he finds himself grounded in reality, he can often be seen running, playing guitar or (most likely) writing. Davin aspires to be a film critic or a screenwriter as these professions combine his two passions, writing and films.
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Vincenzo Tagle
Contributor
Vinny is a personal stock trader and film buff from Manila, Philippines. His earliest cinematic memory is watching “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” on a Laserdisc over and over again, and his favorite filmmakers are David Lynch, Woody Allen and Quentin Tarantino. When not watching movies, he can be seen geeking out in a local pub quiz, playing squash, travelling or playing the keyboards.
Casey Chapman
Contributor
Casey Chapman is originally from South Carolina, but has lived in Chicago for the past 8 years. Besides being a huge movie buff, Casey is also an accomplished actor. Since age 3 he has been acting on stage, and has done roughly 20 shows since living in Chicago for various theatre companies including Trap Door Theatre, Oracle Theatre, and works currently at the Goodman Theatre. In 2010, Casey’s original short film “Esperanto” which he both co-wrote and starred in premiered at the Bloomsbury Park Film Festival in London, and the Vancouver Fringe Film Festival last year. He recently finished his first full length feature film “Mother’s Milk” which is currently in post production.
Justin Jagoe
Contributor
Born and raised in Minnesota, Justin is a cheerfully lost liberal arts graduate currently residing in Minneapolis. When he is not at work or pondering his existential role on this planet, he can be found attending to far less depressing matters like spending evenings downtown with friends, volunteering for local non-profits and (of course) passing as much time as possible at the movies. Additionally, Justin loves reading and writing about film when given the opportunity; even his final project as an undergraduate focused on Godard’s work. His more recent film scribbles can be found either on his personal blog or any other site generous enough to post them.
Casey Malone
Contributor
Casey is a freelance game designer, writer, and all around movie nut living in a Boston suburb. No, seriously, you can see that fancy bridge from his kitchen. Casey briefly studied film at the College of Santa Fe, before dropping out to, what else, work at a video store. After several years of that, Casey ended up in the video game industry, where he worked on such games as BioShock and the Rock Band series. His favorite movie is Jaws, except when you ask him and he sometimes says Raiders of the Lost Ark.
